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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. During what years was General Zia President of Pakistan?
(a) 1976-1980.
(b) 1989-1992.
(c) 1967-1981.
(d) 1978-1988.

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

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

6. 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”?
(a) Lack of education.
(b) Religion.
(c) Government corruption.
(d) Lack of natural resources.

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

8. What is the national language of Pakistan?
(a) Bengali.
(b) Hindi.
(c) Urdu.
(d) English.

9. 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 village mosque.
(b) The village pharmacy.
(c) The British Army.
(d) The village butcher shop.

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

11. What American young adult series does Malala describe reading with her friend Moniba in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”?
(a) The Lord of the Rings.
(b) Twilight.
(c) The Babysitter Club.
(d) Hunger Games.

12. What word does Malala use in Chapter 4: “The Village” to refer to her culture's evening prayers?
(a) Mohajirs.
(b) Purdah.
(c) Makkam.
(d) Shayatin.

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

14. In what year was the nation of Pakistan created?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1911.

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

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. What was the name of the mufti that tried to shut down Ziauddin's school?

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

4. What years comprised the Soviet War in Afghanistan?

5. How many times per day does Malala say her mother prays in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born”?

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