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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 organization claimed responsibility for the shooting of Malala Yousafzai?
(a) The Taliban.
(b) Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan.
(c) Al-Qaeda.
(d) Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami.

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

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

4. Under General Zia's Presidency in Pakistan, how much weight were judges supposed to give to a woman's testimony compared to the testimony of a man?
(a) One quarter.
(b) Three fourths.
(c) One half.
(d) One third.

5. What does the word "Eid" translate to from Arabic?
(a) Priest.
(b) Woman.
(c) Festival.
(d) Child.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How many times per day does Malala say her mother prays in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born”?

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