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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. 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 3.5 million.
(b) About 1 million.
(c) About 2.5 million.
(d) About 1.3 million.

2. On what date did Benazir Bhutto return to Pakistan after nine years in exile?
(a) October 18, 2007.
(b) January, 3, 2009.
(c) October 16, 2012.
(d) October 8, 2005.

3. Who was Ziauddin's former college rival that became a journalist in Islamabad and organized a conference on the Taliban situation in Swat?
(a) Ihsan ul-Haq Haqqani.
(b) Akbar Khan.
(c) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
(d) Azaday Khan.

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

5. Malala claims in Chapter 20: “Who Is Malala?” "I love physics because it is about" what?
(a) Faith.
(b) Simplicity.
(c) Truth.
(d) Numbers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Malala's teacher that came to school hysterical over a dream she'd had about Malala in Chapter 20: “Who Is Malala?”

2. When was Malala Yousafzai born?

3. Who was the van driver on Malala's school trip to Marghazar in Chapter 19: “A Private Talibanization”?

4. 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?

5. What were the Muslim refugees from India called in Karachi, according to Malala in Chapter 18: “The Woman and the Sea”?

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