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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. In what year was the nation of Pakistan created?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1968.

2. What does the word "Eid" translate to from Arabic?
(a) Child.
(b) Festival.
(c) Woman.
(d) Priest.

3. What American video journalist did Ziauddin meet from the New York Times to interview him in Chapter 13: “The Diary of Gul Makai”?
(a) Richard Irving.
(b) Paullo Coelho.
(c) Adam Ellick.
(d) Martin Niemöller.

4. Who was the first female prime minister of Pakistan?
(a) Asia Bibi.
(b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
(c) Benazir Bhutto.
(d) Tor Pekai.

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”?
(a) Saeed Ramzan.
(b) Faiz Mohammad.
(c) Abdul Rashid.
(d) Usman Bhai Jan.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many schools had been destroyed by the Taliban at the end of 2008?

2. 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”?

3. What is the national language of Pakistan?

4. On what date does Malala describe the earthquake occurring that devastated her region in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake” ?

5. When Fazlullah was convinced to reinstate education for girls in Chapter 14: “A Funny Kind of Peace,” he allowed girls to attend school until they were what age?

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