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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 word does Malala use in Chapter 4: “The Village” to refer to her culture's evening prayers?
(a) Shayatin.
(b) Purdah.
(c) Makkam.
(d) Mohajirs.

2. Who wrote The Satanic Verses?
(a) Salman Rushdie.
(b) Mahatma Gandhi.
(c) Paullo Coelho.
(d) Akbar Khan.

3. Where was Jehanzeb College located that Ziauddin hoped to attend in Chapter 3: “Growing Up in a School”?
(a) Saidu Sharif.
(b) Gulkada.
(c) Jamia Hafsa.
(d) Malakand.

4. During what years was General Zia President of Pakistan?
(a) 1978-1988.
(b) 1967-1981.
(c) 1976-1980.
(d) 1989-1992.

5. What speech disorder did Malala's father struggle with when he was young?
(a) Apraxia.
(b) Dysarthria.
(c) A stutter.
(d) A lisp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the school that Ziauddin founded?

2. Malala says in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born” that her father named her after a folk heroine from what culture?

3. Who became Ziauddin's mentor and lent him money so that he could attend college?

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

5. What are the names of Malala's younger brothers?

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