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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Malala's father?
(a) Ziauddin.
(b) Maulana.
(c) Sharafat.
(d) Shabbaz.

2. 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 mother.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His brother.
(d) His father.

3. 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) Major General Ghulam Qamar.
(b) Faiz Mohammad.
(c) Mahatma Gandhi.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

4. What is the name of Malala's cousin that she shared a room with so that the cousin could attend school in Chapter 6: “Children of the Rubbish Mountain”?
(a) Ayesha.
(b) Moniba.
(c) Asia Bibi.
(d) Aneesa.

5. Who was the first female prime minister of Pakistan?
(a) Benazir Bhutto.
(b) Asia Bibi.
(c) Tor Pekai.
(d) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.

6. How old was Malala's mother when she began school (and also when she quit)?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

7. What magical object did the character Sanju have on Malala's favorite childhood television show?
(a) A magic carpet.
(b) A magic pencil.
(c) A magic brush.
(d) A magic stove.

8. Under General Zia's Presidency in Pakistan, how much weight were judges supposed to give to a woman's testimony compared to the testimony of a man?
(a) One quarter.
(b) One third.
(c) Three fourths.
(d) One half.

9. What does Malala say the population of Pakistan is today in Chapter 7: “The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School”?
(a) 180 million.
(b) 120 million.
(c) 80 million.
(d) 100 million.

10. Who wrote the letter that Ziauddin kept framed outside of his office, according to Malala in Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You”?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi.
(b) Major General Ghulam Qamar.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

11. What organization for equal rights for Pashtuns did Ziauddin become general secretary of while he was in college?
(a) The Bengali Students Equality Forum.
(b) The Pakhtoon Students Federation.
(c) The Vital Voices Organization.
(d) The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

12. What does the word "sabar" mean, as described in Chapter 7: “The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School”?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Patience.
(c) War.
(d) Virginity.

13. What is the name of Malala's mother?
(a) Tor Pekai.
(b) Shazia.
(c) Jajai.
(d) Benazir Bhutto.

14. 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 pharmacy.
(c) The village mosque.
(d) The village butcher shop.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Malala use in Chapter 4: “The Village” to refer to her culture's evening prayers?

2. What is the name of the village where Malala Yousafzai born?

3. Who was the philanthropist that Ziauddin got to pay for him to produce leaflets about educating the poor in Chapter 6: “Children of the Rubbish Mountain”?

4. What two denominations comprise Islam?

5. What does Malka-e-Noor's name mean in English?

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