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

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

3. What is the name of Malala's father?
(a) Sharafat.
(b) Ziauddin.
(c) Maulana.
(d) Shabbaz.

4. How many people in Pakistan lost their homes as a result of the earthquake described in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake”?
(a) About 2.5 million.
(b) About 3.5 million.
(c) About 1.3 million.
(d) About 1 million.

5. What is the name of the village where Malala Yousafzai born?
(a) Mingora.
(b) Shangla.
(c) Gulkada.
(d) Spal Bandi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the president of the Islami Jamaat-e-Talaba group when Ziauddin was in college?

2. When did General Musharraf seize power of Pakistan through a military coup d'etat?

3. Who was the first female prime minister of Pakistan?

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

5. What is the name of Malala's mother?

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