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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapters 7 - 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What speech disorder did Malala's father struggle with when he was young?
(a) Dysarthria.
(b) A stutter.
(c) A lisp.
(d) Apraxia.

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

4. 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) Usman Bhai Jan.
(b) Faiz Mohammad.
(c) Saeed Ramzan.
(d) Abdul Rashid.

5. What is the Pashtun word for "falcon" that Malala's father used for a time as his last name?
(a) Shayatin.
(b) Makkam.
(c) Sharia.
(d) Shaheen.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. 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”?

3. What did Malala's father believe to be the root of all of Pakistan's problems, according to Malala in Chapter 3: “Growing Up in a School”?

4. What percentage of Pakistanis are Muslim today, according to Malala in Chapter 7: “The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School”?

5. What does Malka-e-Noor's name mean in English?

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