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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapters 5 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the president of the Islami Jamaat-e-Talaba group when Ziauddin was in college?
(a) Ihsan ul-Haq Haqqani.
(b) Abdul Hai Kakar.
(c) Faiz Mohammad.
(d) Sher Mohammad Baba.

2. Who wrote the letter that Ziauddin kept framed outside of his office, according to Malala in Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You”?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Major General Ghulam Qamar.
(c) Mahatma Gandhi.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

3. 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.

4. Who was the philanthropist that Ziauddin got to pay for him to produce leaflets about educating the poor in Chapter 6: “Children of the Rubbish Mountain”?
(a) Faiz Mohammad.
(b) Azaday Khan.
(c) Shabbaz Sharif.
(d) Colonel Junaid.

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

Short Answer 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”?

2. On what day of a newborn child's life does the family traditionally celebrate in Malala's culture?

3. How old was Malala's mother when she began school (and also when she quit)?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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