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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapters 19 - 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is quoted in Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You” as having said, "Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes"?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Mahatma Gandhi.
(c) Faiz Mohammad.
(d) Major General Ghulam Qamar.

3. What was the name of the militant group that Raymond Davis was supposedly investigating, according to Malala in Chapter 17: “Praying to Be Tall”?
(a) Al-Qaeda.
(b) Lashkar-e-Taiba.
(c) Aden-Abyan Islamic Army.
(d) Akhil Bharat Nepali Ekta Samaj.

4. 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”?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His father.
(c) His brother.
(d) His mother.

5. What is the title of Part III of Malala's autobiography?
(a) The Valley of Death.
(b) I Am Afraid.
(c) Between Life and Death.
(d) Three Girls, Three Bullets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first school blown up by the Taliban that Malala describes in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?

2. Who submitted Malala's name for consideration for the international peace price of KidsRights in 2011?

3. How tall was Malala when she says she stopped growing at age thirteen?

4. In the Pashtun folk story that features Gul Makai, what is the name of the boy she is in love with?

5. Who was the leader of the Taliban fighters that moved into the Swat Valley in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”?

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