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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who submitted Malala's name for consideration for the international peace price of KidsRights in 2011?
(a) Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
(b) Norman Mailer.
(c) President Barack Obama.
(d) Mahatma Gandhi.

2. What day was designated as Malala Day by the United Nations?
(a) August 15.
(b) July 12.
(c) September 12.
(d) November 10.

3. What was the name of the teddy bear that Dr. Fiona brought to Malala in intensive care in Chapter 23: “The Girl Shot in the Head, Birmingham”?
(a) Maryam.
(b) Junaid.
(c) Jajai.
(d) Bhutto.

4. What is the name of the political party that Altaf Hussain led in 2012?
(a) PPP.
(b) PTI.
(c) MQM.
(d) ANP.

5. Who oversaw Malala's transfer to an army hospital in Rawalpindi in Chapter 22: "Journey into the Unknown"?
(a) Dr. Mumtaz.
(b) Dr. Fiona.
(c) Dr. Baba.
(d) Dr. Richard Irving.

6. What hospital was Malala taken to in Peshawar in Chapter 21: “God, I Entrust Her to You”?
(a) The Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
(b) Rawalpindi Central Hospital.
(c) The Shayatin Regional Hospital.
(d) The Combined Military Hospital.

7. Who is the author of The Alchemist?
(a) Paullo Coelho.
(b) Salman Rushdie.
(c) Mahatma Gandhi.
(d) Sharafat Ali.

8. What does the term "purdah" refer to in Malala's story?
(a) War.
(b) Patience.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Female seclusion.

9. When Fazlullah was convinced to reinstate education for girls in Chapter 14: “A Funny Kind of Peace,” he allowed girls to attend school until they were what age?
(a) 14.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

10. What does Malala describe as the only valuable possessions her family owned when they left Swat Valley in Chapter 15: “Leaving the Valley”?
(a) Their TV, refrigerator, and washing machine.
(b) Their stocks, bonds, and cash.
(c) Their jewels, passports, and car.
(d) Their car, pigs, and suitcases.

11. Who was the head of military operations in Swat that visited Ziauddin and reported on Malala's condition in Chapter 23: “The Girl Shot in the Head, Birmingham”?
(a) Major General Rehman Malik.
(b) Major General Faiz Mohammad.
(c) Major General Ghulam Qamar.
(d) Major General Mohammad Baba.

12. What was the title of Malala's first blog entry for the BBC as Gul Makai?
(a) Three Girls, Three Bullets.
(b) I Am Afraid.
(c) The Valley of Death.
(d) A Second Life.

13. How tall was Malala when she says she stopped growing at age thirteen?
(a) 5'.
(b) 4'11".
(c) 5'1".
(d) 5'2".

14. What is the title of Part III of Malala's autobiography?
(a) I Am Afraid.
(b) The Valley of Death.
(c) Three Girls, Three Bullets.
(d) Between Life and Death.

15. The owner of what hotel was killed on Malala's birthday in Chapter 19: “A Private Talibanization”?
(a) The Mingora Continental.
(b) The Islamabad Four Seasons Hotel.
(c) The Swat Continental Hotel.
(d) The Kabul Intercontinental.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Malala suggest that she and Moniba should pretend to be while they were on their school trip to Marghazar in Chapter 19: “A Private Talibanization”?

2. Which of Malala's schoolmates was shot twice, in the collarbone and palm, when Malala was shot?

3. Who were the only two people arrested after Malala's shooting?

4. Where in England was Malala transferred to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Chapter 22: "Journey into the Unknown"?

5. Who was the neurosurgeon that first examined Malala at the hospital in Peshawar in Chapter 21: “God, I Entrust Her to You”?

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