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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. When was the dancer Shabana killed by the Taliban?
(a) June, 2009.
(b) September, 2008.
(c) May, 2009.
(d) January, 2009.

2. What magical object did the character Sanju have on Malala's favorite childhood television show?
(a) A magic carpet.
(b) A magic pencil.
(c) A magic stove.
(d) A magic brush.

3. Who is quoted in Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You” as having said, "Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes"?
(a) Faiz Mohammad.
(b) Mahatma Gandhi.
(c) Major General Ghulam Qamar.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

4. Where did Raymond Davis shoot and kill two men who had approached his car on a motorbike in Chapter 17: “Praying to Be Tall”?
(a) Spal Bandi.
(b) Gulkada.
(c) Lahore.
(d) Shangla.

5. Who was the governor of Punjab in November of 2010?
(a) Salman Taseer.
(b) Usman Bhai Jan.
(c) Benazir Bhutto.
(d) Sher Mohammad Baba.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Sher Zaman take work when he did not attend college, according to Malala in Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You”?

2. Who was Malala's chemistry teacher in high school in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?

3. What Indian children's series was Malala's favorite program when her family got a television in Chapter 6: “Children of the Rubbish Mountain”?

4. Who does Malala describe as "the Frontier Gandhi" that "introduced a non-violent philosophy to our culture" in Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You”?

5. What was the first school blown up by the Taliban that Malala describes in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?

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