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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. What does Malka-e-Noor's name mean in English?
(a) Queen of Light.
(b) Sunrise.
(c) Cornflower.
(d) Rose petal.

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

3. Where was Osama bin Laden living when the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center occurred?
(a) Lahore.
(b) Spal Bandi.
(c) Jamia Hafsa.
(d) Kandahar.

4. On what day of a newborn child's life does the family traditionally celebrate in Malala's culture?
(a) The seventh day.
(b) The third day.
(c) The second day.
(d) The fifth day.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the word "badal" from Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You” translate to in English?

3. 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”?

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

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

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