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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapters 17 - 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the philanthropist that Ziauddin got to pay for him to produce leaflets about educating the poor in Chapter 6: “Children of the Rubbish Mountain”?
(a) Shabbaz Sharif.
(b) Colonel Junaid.
(c) Faiz Mohammad.
(d) Azaday Khan.

2. Who was Ziauddin's former college rival that became a journalist in Islamabad and organized a conference on the Taliban situation in Swat?
(a) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
(b) Ihsan ul-Haq Haqqani.
(c) Azaday Khan.
(d) Akbar Khan.

3. What is the name of Malala's cousin that she shared a room with so that the cousin could attend school in Chapter 6: “Children of the Rubbish Mountain”?
(a) Ayesha.
(b) Aneesa.
(c) Moniba.
(d) Asia Bibi.

4. Where was Osama bin Laden living when the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center occurred?
(a) Jamia Hafsa.
(b) Spal Bandi.
(c) Kandahar.
(d) Lahore.

5. Who wrote the poem about Nazi Germany that Ziauddin carried in his pocket, according to Malala in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?
(a) Isaac Hertz.
(b) Saidu Sharif.
(c) Martin Niemöller.
(d) Mahatma Gandhi.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people were killed in the blast at a high school in Malala's hometown on February 28, 2008?

2. Who was Ziauddin's friend from his village that worked as an electrician and gave Ziauddin money when he was in college?

3. What high school was bombed by a suicide bomber in Malala's town on February 28, 2008?

4. Who wrote the letter that Ziauddin kept framed outside of his office, according to Malala in Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You”?

5. What is the national language of Pakistan?

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