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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. Where did Sher Zaman take work when he did not attend college, according to Malala in Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You”?
(a) The village pharmacy.
(b) The British Army.
(c) The village butcher shop.
(d) The village mosque.

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

3. What is the name of the village where Malala Yousafzai born?
(a) Gulkada.
(b) Spal Bandi.
(c) Mingora.
(d) Shangla.

4. When was Malala Yousafzai born?
(a) May 5, 1997.
(b) July 12, 1997.
(c) October 8, 1995.
(d) October 18, 1998.

5. 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”?
(a) Abdul Hai Kakar.
(b) Abdul Rashid.
(c) Hidayatullah.
(d) Shabbaz Sharif.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the speech that Malala's father used in the speech contest that he won as a young man in Chapter 2: “My Father the Falcon”?

2. What landmark in Mingora became known as "Bloody Square" during the Taliban's occupation of the Swat District?

3. What was the name of Nasir Pacha's wife in Chapter 3: “Growing Up in a School”?

4. Who wrote The Satanic Verses?

5. Who was Malala's headmistress at school that told the students not to listen to the Radio Mullah in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”?

(see the answer key)

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