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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 does the word "Eid" translate to from Arabic?
(a) Priest.
(b) Festival.
(c) Woman.
(d) Child.

2. When did General Musharraf seize power of Pakistan through a military coup d'etat?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2003.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the dancer Shabana live in Mingora?

2. Where was Jehanzeb College located that Ziauddin hoped to attend in Chapter 3: “Growing Up in a School”?

3. How does Malala define the term "mufti" in Chapter 7: “The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School”?

4. What word does Malala use in Chapter 4: “The Village” to refer to her culture's evening prayers?

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

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