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

2. Who does Malala describe as "the Frontier Gandhi" that "introduced a non-violent philosophy to our culture" in Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You”?
(a) Saeed Ramzan.
(b) Sher Mohammad Baba.
(c) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
(d) Ihsan ul-Haq Haqqani.

3. What is the name of the festival celebrated yearly to commemorate the killing of the Prophet’s grandson Hussein Ibn Ali?
(a) Muharram.
(b) Purdah.
(c) Shayatin.
(d) Eid.

4. What is the name of Malala's mother?
(a) Benazir Bhutto.
(b) Jajai.
(c) Tor Pekai.
(d) Shazia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Malala Yousafzai born?

2. What is the name of the village where Malala Yousafzai born?

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

4. What is the Pashtun word for "falcon" that Malala's father used for a time as his last name?

5. Malala says that her ancestors arrived in Swat in what century in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born”?

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