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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 language did Malala's blog for the BBC appear in?
(a) French.
(b) Pashto.
(c) Urdu.
(d) Bengali.

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) Shaka Laka Boom Boom.
(b) Between Life and Death.
(c) Beyond the Call of Duty.
(d) A Second Life.

3. What was the first school blown up by the Taliban that Malala describes in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?
(a) Salman Taseer.
(b) Usman Bhai Jan.
(c) Shawar Zangay.
(d) Faiz Mohammad.

4. What was the name of the mufti that tried to shut down Ziauddin's school?
(a) Akbar Khan.
(b) Salman Rushdie.
(c) Ghulamullah.
(d) Saeed Ramzan.

5. 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) Faiz Mohammad.
(d) Mahatma Gandhi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two denominations comprise Islam?

2. What magical object did the character Sanju have on Malala's favorite childhood television show?

3. Who wrote the letter that Ziauddin kept framed outside of his office, according to Malala in Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You”?

4. Who was Ziauddin's friend that worked for the BBC in Peshawar in Chapter 13: “The Diary of Gul Makai”?

5. What does the term "sharia" translate to in English?

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