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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. Who wrote the letter that Ziauddin kept framed outside of his office, according to Malala in Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You”?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi.
(b) Major General Ghulam Qamar.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

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

3. What is the name of the village where Malala Yousafzai born?
(a) Shangla.
(b) Gulkada.
(c) Mingora.
(d) Spal Bandi.

4. How tall was the Jehanabad Buddha outside of Mingora before the Taliban destroyed it?
(a) 23 feet tall.
(b) 34 feet tall.
(c) 10 feet tall.
(d) 12 feet tall.

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) Family.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Malala's headmistress at school that told the students not to listen to the Radio Mullah in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”?

2. On what day of a newborn child's life does the family traditionally celebrate in Malala's culture?

3. What was the Richter Scale ranking of the earthquake that destroyed Malala's region in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake”?

4. What two denominations comprise Islam?

5. Who was accused of being part of a plot to blow up Musharraf ’s convoy in Rawalpindi in December 2003?

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