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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 did Malala suggest that she and Moniba should pretend to be while they were on their school trip to Marghazar in Chapter 19: “A Private Talibanization”?
(a) Boys.
(b) Americans.
(c) Vampires.
(d) Zombies.

2. What does the name "Gul Makai" translate to in English?
(a) Sunflower.
(b) Daisy.
(c) Poppy.
(d) Cornflower.

3. What toy did Malala believe her friend Safina had stolen from her in Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You”?
(a) A Barbie doll.
(b) A teddy bear.
(c) A toy cell phone.
(d) A Cabbage Patch doll.

4. What Indian children's series was Malala's favorite program when her family got a television in Chapter 6: “Children of the Rubbish Mountain”?
(a) Shaka Laka Boom Boom.
(b) Between Life and Death.
(c) Beyond the Call of Duty.
(d) A Second Life.

5. 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 British Army.
(b) The village butcher shop.
(c) The village mosque.
(d) The village pharmacy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Malala say the population of Pakistan is today in Chapter 7: “The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School”?

2. Where did Raymond Davis shoot and kill two men who had approached his car on a motorbike in Chapter 17: “Praying to Be Tall”?

3. What did Malala's father believe to be the root of all of Pakistan's problems, according to Malala in Chapter 3: “Growing Up in a School”?

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

5. Malala says that her ancestors arrived in Swat in what century in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born”?

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