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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapters 13 - 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the Richter Scale ranking of the earthquake that destroyed Malala's region in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake”?
(a) 5.9.
(b) 6.7.
(c) 7.3.
(d) 7.6.

2. Who became Ziauddin's mentor and lent him money so that he could attend college?
(a) Saeed Ramzan.
(b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
(c) Ihsan ul-Haq Haqqani.
(d) Akbar Khan.

3. Who was the president of the Islami Jamaat-e-Talaba group when Ziauddin was in college?
(a) Abdul Hai Kakar.
(b) Faiz Mohammad.
(c) Sher Mohammad Baba.
(d) Ihsan ul-Haq Haqqani.

4. Who was the local cleric in Ziauddin's home village that died as a result of the earthquake in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake”?
(a) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
(b) Maulana Khadim.
(c) Saidu Sharif.
(d) Ihsan ul-Haq Haqqani.

5. Who decided he would rather stay home with Malala when the boys' schools reopened in Chapter 14: “A Funny Kind of Peace”?
(a) Khanjee.
(b) Khushal.
(c) Jajai.
(d) Afzal.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date did Malala's first blog entry as Gul Makai appear publicly?

2. When did General Musharraf seize power of Pakistan through a military coup d'etat?

3. What does Malala describe as the class she struggled most with in school in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?

4. What landmark in Mingora became known as "Bloody Square" during the Taliban's occupation of the Swat District?

5. What was the name of Ziauddin's older brother who worked for years as a teacher at a local school in the village in Chapter 3: “Growing Up in a School”?

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