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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the local cleric in Ziauddin's home village that died as a result of the earthquake in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake”?
(a) Maulana Khadim.
(b) Ihsan ul-Haq Haqqani.
(c) Saidu Sharif.
(d) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.

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

3. On what date did the Taliban in Pakistan succeed in blowing the face off of the Jehanabad Buddha?
(a) October 8, 2007.
(b) May 5, 2009.
(c) July 12, 1997.
(d) January, 3, 2009.

4. What does Malala say she wanted to be while all her friends wanted to be doctors in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) An actress.
(c) An inventor.
(d) A politician.

5. Who became Ziauddin's mentor and lent him money so that he could attend college?
(a) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
(b) Ihsan ul-Haq Haqqani.
(c) Saeed Ramzan.
(d) Akbar Khan.

6. Malala says in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born” that her father named her after a folk heroine from what culture?
(a) The ancient Celts.
(b) The Pashtun people.
(c) The Mevlevi Order.
(d) The ancient Greeks.

7. What is the name of the festival celebrated yearly to commemorate the killing of the Prophet’s grandson Hussein Ibn Ali?
(a) Purdah.
(b) Shayatin.
(c) Muharram.
(d) Eid.

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

9. 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) 16.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

10. How many people in Pakistan lost their homes as a result of the earthquake described in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake”?
(a) About 1.3 million.
(b) About 1 million.
(c) About 3.5 million.
(d) About 2.5 million.

11. On what date does Malala describe the earthquake occurring that devastated her region in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake” ?
(a) December 6, 2012.
(b) October 18, 2007.
(c) July 12, 1997.
(d) October 8, 2005.

12. Who was accused of being part of a plot to blow up Musharraf ’s convoy in Rawalpindi in December 2003?
(a) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
(b) Saeed Ramzan.
(c) Akbar Khan.
(d) Abdul Rashid.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What speech disorder did Malala's father struggle with when he was young?

2. 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?

3. What are the names of Malala's younger brothers?

4. What is the national language of Pakistan?

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

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