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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 was the name of Ziauddin's older brother who worked for years as a teacher at a local school in the village in Chapter 3: “Growing Up in a School”?
(a) Usman Bhai Jan.
(b) Abdul Rashid.
(c) Saeed Ramzan.
(d) Faiz Mohammad.

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

3. 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 half.
(b) Three fourths.
(c) One quarter.
(d) One third.

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

5. 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?
(a) Love.
(b) Family.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Revenge.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what years was General Zia President of Pakistan?

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

3. What years comprised the Soviet War in Afghanistan?

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 Nasir Pacha's wife in Chapter 3: “Growing Up in a School”?

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