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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapters 19 - 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "IDP" refer to in Malala's narrative?
(a) Individually disputed problems.
(b) Illegitimate deputy powers.
(c) Internationally distressed persons.
(d) Internally displaced persons.

2. How much money did the Americans give as "blood money" for the civilians that Raymond Davis shot, according to Malala in Chapter 17: “Praying to Be Tall”?
(a) $5.3 million.
(b) $1.6 million.
(c) $4.5 million.
(d) $2.3 million.

3. Which of Malala's brothers does she refer to as "the chatterbox" in Chapter 16: “The Valley of Sorrows”?
(a) Khushal.
(b) Atal.
(c) Khanjee.
(d) Jajai.

4. What does the word "badal" from Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You” translate to in English?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Love.
(d) Family.

5. How tall was Malala when she says she stopped growing at age thirteen?
(a) 5'.
(b) 5'1".
(c) 5'2".
(d) 4'11".

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Malala's uncle whose home her family stayed at in Karshat in Chapter 15: “Leaving the Valley”?

2. What does the word "sabar" mean, as described in Chapter 7: “The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School”?

3. What was the first school blown up by the Taliban that Malala describes in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?

4. In what year was the nation of Pakistan created?

5. When Malala's family returned to the Swat Valley in Chapter 16: “The Valley of Sorrows,” how long had they been away?

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