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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 15 - Part III: Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Malala says in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born” that her father named her after a folk heroine from what culture?
(a) The ancient Celts.
(b) The ancient Greeks.
(c) The Pashtun people.
(d) The Mevlevi Order.

2. What is the name of Malala's father?
(a) Sharafat.
(b) Maulana.
(c) Ziauddin.
(d) Shabbaz.

3. 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”?
(a) Madam Maryam.
(b) Miss Shazia.
(c) Miss Ulfat.
(d) Miss Hammeda.

4. What two denominations comprise Islam?
(a) Shaivists and Vaishnavists.
(b) Serbs and Croats.
(c) Shaktis and Devis.
(d) Sunnis and Shias.

5. What years comprised the Soviet War in Afghanistan?
(a) 1989-1992.
(b) 1979-1989.
(c) 1981-1988.
(d) 1965-1972.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the dancer Shabana live in Mingora?

2. How old was Malala's mother when she began school (and also when she quit)?

3. What was the name of Ziauddin's older brother who worked for years as a teacher at a local school in the village in Chapter 3: “Growing Up in a School”?

4. How many times per day does Malala say her mother prays in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born”?

5. What are the names of Malala's younger brothers?

(see the answer key)

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