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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 half.
(b) One third.
(c) One quarter.
(d) Three fourths.

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) Carrom.
(c) Sorry!
(d) Chutes and Ladders.

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

6. 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”?
(a) Faiz Mohammad.
(b) Azaday Khan.
(c) Shabbaz Sharif.
(d) Colonel Junaid.

7. What was the first school blown up by the Taliban that Malala describes in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?
(a) Usman Bhai Jan.
(b) Shawar Zangay.
(c) Salman Taseer.
(d) Faiz Mohammad.

8. What organization claimed responsibility for the shooting of Malala Yousafzai?
(a) The Taliban.
(b) Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan.
(c) Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami.
(d) Al-Qaeda.

9. What is the name of Malala's teacher whose husband had been killed by the Taliban while working as a police officer in Matta in Chapter 10: "Toffees, Tennis Balls and the Buddhas of Swat”?
(a) Madam Maryam.
(b) Miss Ulfat.
(c) Miss Shazia.
(d) Miss Hammeda.

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

11. What Indian children's series was Malala's favorite program when her family got a television in Chapter 6: “Children of the Rubbish Mountain”?
(a) Shaka Laka Boom Boom.
(b) Beyond the Call of Duty.
(c) Between Life and Death.
(d) A Second Life.

12. How does Malala define the term "mufti" in Chapter 7: “The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School”?
(a) A female midwife.
(b) An Islamic scholar and authority on Islamic law.
(c) A secular student.
(d) A governmental inspector.

13. 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) Major General Ghulam Qamar.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Mahatma Gandhi.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

14. What high school was bombed by a suicide bomber in Malala's town on February 28, 2008?
(a) Spal Bandi High School.
(b) Jamia Hafsa High School.
(c) Shawar Zangay.
(d) Haji Baba High School.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Malala's headmistress at school that told the students not to listen to the Radio Mullah in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”?

3. What did Malala's father believe to be the root of all of Pakistan's problems, according to Malala in Chapter 3: “Growing Up in a School”?

4. Who wrote The Satanic Verses?

5. What does the word "Eid" translate to from Arabic?

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