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

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

3. In what year was the nation of Pakistan created?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1911.

4. What American young adult series does Malala describe reading with her friend Moniba in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”?
(a) Twilight.
(b) The Lord of the Rings.
(c) Hunger Games.
(d) The Babysitter Club.

5. Who was the local cleric in Ziauddin's home village that died as a result of the earthquake in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake”?
(a) Saidu Sharif.
(b) Ihsan ul-Haq Haqqani.
(c) Maulana Khadim.
(d) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Osama bin Laden living when the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center occurred?

2. What is the name of Malala's father?

3. Who was the first female prime minister of Pakistan?

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

5. How many times does Malala say her family moved by the time she was thirteen in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake”?

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