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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 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) Aneesa.
(b) Asia Bibi.
(c) Ayesha.
(d) Moniba.

2. What Indian children's series was Malala's favorite program when her family got a television in Chapter 6: “Children of the Rubbish Mountain”?
(a) A Second Life.
(b) Beyond the Call of Duty.
(c) Between Life and Death.
(d) Shaka Laka Boom Boom.

3. What does the word "badal" from Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You” translate to in English?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Love.
(d) Family.

4. 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) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Major General Ghulam Qamar.
(c) Mahatma Gandhi.
(d) Faiz Mohammad.

5. Who was Ziauddin's friend from his village that worked as an electrician and gave Ziauddin money when he was in college?
(a) Abdul Rashid.
(b) Sharafat Ali.
(c) Shabbaz Sharif.
(d) Hidayatullah.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Malala's best friend and academic rival that she describes as being constantly on guard, fearful that her brothers would find her guilty of some infraction and make her stop attending school?

3. What was the title of Malala's first blog entry for the BBC as Gul Makai?

4. What was the Richter Scale ranking of the earthquake that destroyed Malala's region in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake”?

5. How does Malala define the term "mufti" in Chapter 7: “The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School”?

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