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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. Where did Ziauddin live with Nasir Pacha and his wife in Chapter 3: “Growing Up in a School”?
(a) Spal Bandi.
(b) Gulkada.
(c) Jamia Hafsa.
(d) Abbottabad.

2. Malala says that her ancestors arrived in Swat in what century in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born”?
(a) The twelfth century.
(b) The seventeenth century.
(c) The thirteenth century.
(d) The fifteenth century.

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

4. How many times per day does Malala say her mother prays in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born”?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Malala's best friend and academic rival that she describes as being constantly on guard, fearful that her brothers would find her guilty of some infraction and make her stop attending school?

2. 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”?

3. What is the name of Malala's cousin that she shared a room with so that the cousin could attend school in Chapter 6: “Children of the Rubbish Mountain”?

4. What does the word "Eid" translate to from Arabic?

5. Who was Ziauddin's friend from his village that worked as an electrician and gave Ziauddin money when he was in college?

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