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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapters 11 - 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Nasir Pacha's wife in Chapter 3: “Growing Up in a School”?
(a) Moniba.
(b) Aneesa.
(c) Jajai.
(d) Ayesha.

2. What is the national language of Pakistan?
(a) Bengali.
(b) Urdu.
(c) Hindi.
(d) English.

3. What does Malka-e-Noor's name mean in English?
(a) Cornflower.
(b) Sunrise.
(c) Queen of Light.
(d) Rose petal.

4. Malala says that her ancestors arrived in Swat in what century in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born”?
(a) The twelfth century.
(b) The seventeenth century.
(c) The fifteenth century.
(d) The thirteenth century.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Malala Yousafzai born?

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

3. What is the name of Ziauddin's friend who had become a government official in Peshawar and warned everyone about militant mullahs in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”?

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

5. 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”?

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