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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Malala's family get through the mountain pass and leave the Swat Valley behind them in Chapter 15: “Leaving the Valley”?
(a) Jamia Hafsa.
(b) Gulkada.
(c) Malakand.
(d) Mingora.

2. Who was the British foreign minister that visited Malala in the hospital in Chapter 24: “They Have Snatched Her Smile”?
(a) Adam Ellick.
(b) Martin Niemöller.
(c) Paullo Coelho.
(d) William Hague.

3. On what date did Malala's family leave the Swat Valley in Chapter 15: “Leaving the Valley”?
(a) January, 3, 2009.
(b) October 16, 2012.
(c) October 8, 2007.
(d) May 5, 2009.

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

5. The rulers of what country provided a jet for Malala's transfer to an English hospital?
(a) United Arab Emirates.
(b) The United States.
(c) Iran.
(d) Iraq.

6. When Malala's family returned to the Swat Valley in Chapter 16: “The Valley of Sorrows,” how long had they been away?
(a) About 6 months.
(b) About 2 months.
(c) About 3 months.
(d) About 1 year.

7. On what date did Malala awaken from her coma in Chapter 23: “The Girl Shot in the Head, Birmingham”?
(a) October 16, 2012.
(b) February 16, 2009.
(c) October 22, 2012.
(d) May 5, 2009.

8. What is the title of Part V of the autobiography?
(a) Three Girls, Three Bullets.
(b) A Second Life.
(c) Between Life and Death.
(d) I Am Afraid.

9. What is the name of Malala's family village that they were making their way to after leaving the Swat Valley in Chapter 15: “Leaving the Valley”?
(a) Shangla.
(b) Lahore.
(c) Malakand.
(d) Jamia Hafsa.

10. On what date did Malala's first blog entry as Gul Makai appear publicly?
(a) January, 3, 2009.
(b) October 8, 2005.
(c) December 6, 2012.
(d) October 18, 2007.

11. Who is Malala's cousin that accompanied her and her father when she was helicoptered to Peshawar in Chapter 21: “God, I Entrust Her to You”?
(a) Abdul Rashid.
(b) Ayesha.
(c) Khushal.
(d) Khanjee.

12. What does "IDP" refer to in Malala's narrative?
(a) Internally displaced persons.
(b) Illegitimate deputy powers.
(c) Individually disputed problems.
(d) Internationally distressed persons.

13. Who did Ziauddin pass his phone to when the school called him about the shooting of the school bus in Chapter 21: “God, I Entrust Her to You”?
(a) Saeed Ramzan.
(b) Akbar Khan.
(c) Ahmad Shah.
(d) Saidu Sharif.

14. How much money did the governor give to Ziauddin for Malala's treatment in Peshawar in Chapter 21: “God, I Entrust Her to You”?
(a) 10,000 rupees.
(b) 50,000 rupees.
(c) 1 million rupees.
(d) 100,000 rupees.

15. What language did Malala's blog for the BBC appear in?
(a) Pashto.
(b) Bengali.
(c) French.
(d) Urdu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the teacher that ran the boys' school and that Malala took extra lessons with prior to her exams in Chapter 20: “Who Is Malala?”

2. Who did Malala's family learn was the man that shot her in Chapter 24: “They Have Snatched Her Smile”?

3. What does Malala describe as the only valuable possessions her family owned when they left Swat Valley in Chapter 15: “Leaving the Valley”?

4. On what date did Malala have her first trip outside of the hospital in Chapter 24: “They Have Snatched Her Smile”?

5. Who was the van driver on Malala's school trip to Marghazar in Chapter 19: “A Private Talibanization”?

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