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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 does Malka-e-Noor's name mean in English?
(a) Rose petal.
(b) Sunrise.
(c) Queen of Light.
(d) Cornflower.

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

3. What high school was bombed by a suicide bomber in Malala's town on February 28, 2008?
(a) Spal Bandi High School.
(b) Haji Baba High School.
(c) Shawar Zangay.
(d) Jamia Hafsa High School.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the dancer Shabana live in Mingora?

2. What does Malala say the population of Pakistan is today in Chapter 7: “The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School”?

3. How old was Malala's mother when she began school (and also when she quit)?

4. What word does Malala use in Chapter 4: “The Village” to refer to her culture's evening prayers?

5. What does the name "Gul Makai" translate to in English?

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