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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Malala's best friend and academic rival that she describes as being constantly on guard, fearful that her brothers would find her guilty of some infraction and make her stop attending school?
(a) Asia Bibi.
(b) Moniba.
(c) Jajai.
(d) Aneesa.

3. What are the names of Malala's younger brothers?
(a) Khanjee and Faiz.
(b) Akbar and Shaheen.
(c) Khushal and Atal.
(d) Ziauddin and Atal.

4. How old does Malala say she was when the Taliban came to the valley where her family lived in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

5. What Shakespearean play did Malala write a sketch about based on corruption in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Romeo and Juliet.
(c) King Lear.
(d) Macbeth.

6. What does Malala describe as the class she struggled most with in school in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?
(a) Literature.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Biology.
(d) World History.

7. Who was the leader of the Taliban fighters that moved into the Swat Valley in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”?
(a) Maulana Fazlullah.
(b) Maulana Khadim.
(c) Shabbaz Sharif.
(d) Hidayatullah.

8. How many people were killed in the blast at a high school in Malala's hometown on February 28, 2008?
(a) 152.
(b) 55.
(c) 12.
(d) 42.

9. When was the dancer Shabana killed by the Taliban?
(a) May, 2009.
(b) September, 2008.
(c) June, 2009.
(d) January, 2009.

10. 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 Cabbage Patch doll.
(b) A teddy bear.
(c) A Barbie doll.
(d) A toy cell phone.

11. Who was the president of the Islami Jamaat-e-Talaba group when Ziauddin was in college?
(a) Sher Mohammad Baba.
(b) Ihsan ul-Haq Haqqani.
(c) Abdul Hai Kakar.
(d) Faiz Mohammad.

12. Where did the dancer Shabana live in Mingora?
(a) Spal Bandi.
(b) Gulkada.
(c) Banr Bazaar.
(d) Malakand.

13. When was Malala Yousafzai born?
(a) October 18, 1998.
(b) July 12, 1997.
(c) October 8, 1995.
(d) May 5, 1997.

14. Where were the women of the "Burqa Brigade" from, according to Malala in Chapter 10: "Toffees, Tennis Balls and the Buddhas of Swat”?
(a) Spal Bandi.
(b) Gulkada.
(c) Malakand.
(d) Jamia Hafsa.

15. What was the Richter Scale ranking of the earthquake that destroyed Malala's region in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake”?
(a) 7.3.
(b) 7.6.
(c) 6.7.
(d) 5.9.

Short Answer Questions

1. What high school was bombed by a suicide bomber in Malala's town on February 28, 2008?

2. What organization claimed responsibility for the shooting of Malala Yousafzai?

3. How does Malala define the term "mufti" in Chapter 7: “The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School”?

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

5. Who was Malala's kindergarten teacher?

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