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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 "badal" from Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You” translate to in English?
(a) Family.
(b) Love.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Revenge.

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

3. Where was Osama bin Laden living when the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center occurred?
(a) Lahore.
(b) Spal Bandi.
(c) Kandahar.
(d) Jamia Hafsa.

4. 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”?
(a) Azaday Khan.
(b) Colonel Junaid.
(c) Shabbaz Sharif.
(d) Faiz Mohammad.

5. What are the names of Malala's younger brothers?
(a) Khushal and Atal.
(b) Khanjee and Faiz.
(c) Akbar and Shaheen.
(d) Ziauddin and Atal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Malala's teacher whose husband had been killed by the Taliban while working as a police officer in Matta in Chapter 10: "Toffees, Tennis Balls and the Buddhas of Swat”?

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

4. What favorite board game did the Taliban ban during its reign in Pakistan, according to Malala in Chapter 10: "Toffees, Tennis Balls and the Buddhas of Swat”?

5. What magical object did the character Sanju have on Malala's favorite childhood television show?

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