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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 is the name of Malala's father?
(a) Maulana.
(b) Ziauddin.
(c) Shabbaz.
(d) Sharafat.

2. During what years was General Zia President of Pakistan?
(a) 1967-1981.
(b) 1978-1988.
(c) 1989-1992.
(d) 1976-1980.

3. What is the Pashtun word for "falcon" that Malala's father used for a time as his last name?
(a) Sharia.
(b) Shayatin.
(c) Shaheen.
(d) Makkam.

4. What is the name of Malala's mother?
(a) Jajai.
(b) Benazir Bhutto.
(c) Shazia.
(d) Tor Pekai.

5. When was Malala Yousafzai born?
(a) October 8, 1995.
(b) May 5, 1997.
(c) October 18, 1998.
(d) July 12, 1997.

Short Answer Questions

1. Malala says in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born” that her father named her after a folk heroine from what culture?

2. 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”?

3. Where did Sher Zaman take work when he did not attend college, according to Malala in Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You”?

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

5. What Indian children's series was Malala's favorite program when her family got a television in Chapter 6: “Children of the Rubbish Mountain”?

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