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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V: Chapters 23 - Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Malala's brothers does she refer to as "the chatterbox" in Chapter 16: “The Valley of Sorrows”?
(a) Khanjee.
(b) Jajai.
(c) Khushal.
(d) Atal.

2. Who was the neurosurgeon that first examined Malala at the hospital in Peshawar in Chapter 21: “God, I Entrust Her to You”?
(a) Dr. Fiona.
(b) Dr. Richard Irving.
(c) Dr. Mumtaz.
(d) Colonel Junaid.

3. What was the first novel that Malala read during her hospital recovery in Chapter 24: “They Have Snatched Her Smile”?
(a) A Wrinkle in Time.
(b) The Wizard of Oz.
(c) The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
(d) To Kill a Mockingbird.

4. What is the Pashtun word for "falcon" that Malala's father used for a time as his last name?
(a) Sharia.
(b) Shaheen.
(c) Makkam.
(d) Shayatin.

5. Who submitted Malala's name for consideration for the international peace price of KidsRights in 2011?
(a) Norman Mailer.
(b) Mahatma Gandhi.
(c) President Barack Obama.
(d) Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Sufi Mohammad imprisoned in a round-up of militant leaders?

2. What is the name of the festival celebrated yearly to commemorate the killing of the Prophet’s grandson Hussein Ibn Ali?

3. How many people in Pakistan lost their homes as a result of the earthquake described in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake”?

4. Who was the chief minister of Punjab that invited Malala to speak in Lahore at an education gala in 2011?

5. About how many schools had been destroyed by the Taliban at the end of 2008?

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