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

2. Who was Malala's headmistress at school that told the students not to listen to the Radio Mullah in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”?
(a) Madam Maryam.
(b) Miss Shazia.
(c) Miss Ulfat.
(d) Miss Hammeda.

3. What television station invited Malala's family to Karachi in January of 2012?
(a) BBC.
(b) CNN.
(c) Geo TV.
(d) PBS.

4. Who does Malala describe as "the Frontier Gandhi" that "introduced a non-violent philosophy to our culture" in Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You”?
(a) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
(b) Saeed Ramzan.
(c) Sher Mohammad Baba.
(d) Ihsan ul-Haq Haqqani.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall was the Jehanabad Buddha outside of Mingora before the Taliban destroyed it?

2. What does the term "purdah" refer to in Malala's story?

3. How many times does Malala say her family moved by the time she was thirteen in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake”?

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

5. 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”?

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