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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapters 3 - 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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”?
(a) Government corruption.
(b) Lack of education.
(c) Religion.
(d) Lack of natural resources.

2. Malala says in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born” that her father named her after a folk heroine from what culture?
(a) The ancient Greeks.
(b) The ancient Celts.
(c) The Pashtun people.
(d) The Mevlevi Order.

3. How many times per day does Malala say her mother prays in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born”?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.

4. Malala says that her ancestors arrived in Swat in what century in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born”?
(a) The twelfth century.
(b) The thirteenth century.
(c) The fifteenth century.
(d) The seventeenth century.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote The Satanic Verses?

2. Where was Jehanzeb College located that Ziauddin hoped to attend in Chapter 3: “Growing Up in a School”?

3. When was Malala Yousafzai born?

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

5. What organization claimed responsibility for the shooting of Malala Yousafzai?

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