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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. Who wrote The Satanic Verses?
(a) Salman Rushdie.
(b) Mahatma Gandhi.
(c) Paullo Coelho.
(d) Akbar Khan.

2. What does Malala describe as the class she struggled most with in school in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) World History.
(c) Biology.
(d) Literature.

3. How many people were killed as a result of the earthquake described by Malala in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake”?
(a) 73,000.
(b) 25,000.
(c) 11,000.
(d) 110,000.

4. How many people were killed in the blast at a high school in Malala's hometown on February 28, 2008?
(a) 55.
(b) 12.
(c) 152.
(d) 42.

5. What high school was bombed by a suicide bomber in Malala's town on February 28, 2008?
(a) Jamia Hafsa High School.
(b) Shawar Zangay.
(c) Haji Baba High School.
(d) Spal Bandi High School.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Malala's mother?

2. What is the name of Malala's cousin that she shared a room with so that the cousin could attend school in Chapter 6: “Children of the Rubbish Mountain”?

3. How old does Malala say she was when the Taliban came to the valley where her family lived in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”?

4. Who wrote the poem about Nazi Germany that Ziauddin carried in his pocket, according to Malala in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?

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

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