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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) Gulkada.
(b) Jamia Hafsa.
(c) Mingora.
(d) Malakand.

2. 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?”
(a) Sir Bhai Jan.
(b) Sir Taseer.
(c) Sir Amjad.
(d) Sir Obaidullah.

3. Malala claims in Chapter 20: “Who Is Malala?” "I love physics because it is about" what?
(a) Faith.
(b) Simplicity.
(c) Numbers.
(d) Truth.

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

5. Who was Fazlullah's spokesman that the Pakistan army claimed to have in custody in Chapter 16: “The Valley of Sorrows”?
(a) Muslim Khan.
(b) Ghulamullah.
(c) Azaday Khan.
(d) Sharafat Ali.

6. Who was the Muslim chaplain that greeted Malala when she awoke from the coma in Chapter 23: “The Girl Shot in the Head, Birmingham”?
(a) Rehanna.
(b) Asia Bibi.
(c) Aneesa.
(d) Jajai.

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

8. Where did Anne Frank's family hide in an attic during Nazi occupation?
(a) Berlin.
(b) London.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) Paris.

9. Who was Pakistan's interior minister that visited Malala in the hospital?
(a) Salman Taseer.
(b) Rehman Malik.
(c) Sher Mohammad Baba.
(d) Usman Bhai Jan.

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

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

12. The television correspondent Mehboob that called Ziauddin in Chapter 19: “A Private Talibanization” was the nephew of whom?
(a) Akbar Khan.
(b) Zahid Khan.
(c) Azaday Khan.
(d) Saeed Ramzan.

13. 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) Jamia Hafsa.
(b) Shangla.
(c) Malakand.
(d) Lahore.

14. At whose home did Malala's family spend their first night after leaving the Swat Valley in Chapter 15: “Leaving the Valley”?
(a) Akbar Khan's.
(b) Saeed Ramzan's.
(c) Dr. Afzal's.
(d) Sharafat Ali's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What neurosurgeon was brought in to assist when Malala's skull was operated on to release pressure from her swelling brain in Peshawar?

2. Who held Malala as she was unconscious and bleeding in the back of the school van in Chapter 21: “God, I Entrust Her to You”?

3. How much money did the governor give to Ziauddin for Malala's treatment in Peshawar in Chapter 21: “God, I Entrust Her to You”?

4. 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”?

5. How much money did the Americans give as "blood money" for the civilians that Raymond Davis shot, according to Malala in Chapter 17: “Praying to Be Tall”?

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