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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapters 9 - 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Malala's teacher whose husband had been killed by the Taliban while working as a police officer in Matta in Chapter 10: "Toffees, Tennis Balls and the Buddhas of Swat”?
(a) Madam Maryam.
(b) Miss Hammeda.
(c) Miss Shazia.
(d) Miss Ulfat.

2. Where were the women of the "Burqa Brigade" from, according to Malala in Chapter 10: "Toffees, Tennis Balls and the Buddhas of Swat”?
(a) Jamia Hafsa.
(b) Gulkada.
(c) Malakand.
(d) Spal Bandi.

3. 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) Shabbaz Sharif.
(b) Faiz Mohammad.
(c) Colonel Junaid.
(d) Azaday Khan.

4. What was the name of the school that Ziauddin founded?
(a) The Khushal School.
(b) Haji Baba High School.
(c) The Moniba School.
(d) Shawar Zangay.

5. In what year was Sufi Mohammad imprisoned in a round-up of militant leaders?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2003.
(d) 2004.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Nasir Pacha's wife in Chapter 3: “Growing Up in a School”?

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

3. What percentage of Pakistanis are Muslim today, according to Malala in Chapter 7: “The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School”?

4. What was the name of the mufti that tried to shut down Ziauddin's school?

5. On what date does Malala describe the earthquake occurring that devastated her region in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake” ?

(see the answer key)

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