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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Nasir Pacha's wife in Chapter 3: “Growing Up in a School”?
(a) Jajai.
(b) Moniba.
(c) Ayesha.
(d) Aneesa.

2. 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) Ihsan ul-Haq Haqqani.
(b) Sher Mohammad Baba.
(c) Saeed Ramzan.
(d) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.

3. What was the name of the school that Ziauddin founded?
(a) Haji Baba High School.
(b) The Khushal School.
(c) Shawar Zangay.
(d) The Moniba School.

4. What favorite board game did the Taliban ban during its reign in Pakistan, according to Malala in Chapter 10: "Toffees, Tennis Balls and the Buddhas of Swat”?
(a) Connect Four.
(b) Chutes and Ladders.
(c) Sorry!
(d) Carrom.

5. How many people were killed as a result of the earthquake described by Malala in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake”?
(a) 11,000.
(b) 73,000.
(c) 25,000.
(d) 110,000.

6. 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) 5.9.
(c) 7.6.
(d) 6.7.

7. What speech disorder did Malala's father struggle with when he was young?
(a) A stutter.
(b) A lisp.
(c) Apraxia.
(d) Dysarthria.

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

9. What is the word that Malala's people use to describe hashish?
(a) Badal.
(b) Chars.
(c) Purdah.
(d) Makkam.

10. Who wrote the poem about Nazi Germany that Ziauddin carried in his pocket, according to Malala in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?
(a) Isaac Hertz.
(b) Saidu Sharif.
(c) Mahatma Gandhi.
(d) Martin Niemöller.

11. What landmark in Mingora became known as "Bloody Square" during the Taliban's occupation of the Swat District?
(a) White Square.
(b) Silver Lake.
(c) Green Square.
(d) Green Gardens.

12. How many times does Malala say her family moved by the time she was thirteen in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake”?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

13. What does the word "Eid" translate to from Arabic?
(a) Woman.
(b) Child.
(c) Festival.
(d) Priest.

14. 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) Aneesa.
(b) Asia Bibi.
(c) Ayesha.
(d) Moniba.

15. Malala says that her ancestors arrived in Swat in what century in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born”?
(a) The twelfth century.
(b) The thirteenth century.
(c) The fifteenth century.
(d) The seventeenth century.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Indian children's series was Malala's favorite program when her family got a television in Chapter 6: “Children of the Rubbish Mountain”?

2. Who was Ziauddin's friend from his village that worked as an electrician and gave Ziauddin money when he was in college?

3. What does Malala describe as the class she struggled most with in school in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?

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

5. On what date does Malala describe the earthquake occurring that devastated her region in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake” ?

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