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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. How old does Malala say she was when the Taliban came to the valley where her family lived in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 10.

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

3. Who was Malala's kindergarten teacher?
(a) Miss Hammeda.
(b) Miss Shazia.
(c) Miss Jajai.
(d) Miss Ulfat.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the festival celebrated yearly to commemorate the killing of the Prophet’s grandson Hussein Ibn Ali?

3. What does Malala say the population of Pakistan is today in Chapter 7: “The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School”?

4. On what date did the Taliban in Pakistan succeed in blowing the face off of the Jehanabad Buddha?

5. What is the word that Malala's people use to describe hashish?

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