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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What television station invited Malala's family to Karachi in January of 2012?
(a) Geo TV.
(b) PBS.
(c) CNN.
(d) BBC.

3. Who initially agreed to blog for the BBC before her father found out and forbade her in Chapter 13: “The Diary of Gul Makai”?
(a) Ayesha.
(b) Moniba.
(c) Aneesa.
(d) Asia Bibi.

4. Who was the painting of that Ziauddin had hanging over his bed and became upset about when it was crooked in Chapter 20: “Who Is Malala?”
(a) Azaday Khan.
(b) Malala.
(c) Ghulamullah.
(d) Mahatma Gandhi.

5. What does the name "Gul Makai" translate to in English?
(a) Cornflower.
(b) Sunflower.
(c) Poppy.
(d) Daisy.

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

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

8. Who carried out the surgery to repair Malala's facial nerves in Chapter 24: “They Have Snatched Her Smile”?
(a) Dr. Fiona.
(b) Dr. Richard Irving.
(c) Dr. Mumtaz.
(d) Colonel Junaid.

9. What were the Muslim refugees from India called in Karachi, according to Malala in Chapter 18: “The Woman and the Sea”?
(a) Mohajirs.
(b) Makkam.
(c) Shayatin.
(d) Badal.

10. Who did Malala's mother begin taking lessons with to learn to read and write in Chapter 20: “Who Is Malala?”
(a) Miss Shazia.
(b) Miss Hammeda.
(c) Madam Maryam.
(d) Miss Ulfat.

11. Where were Fazlullah's headquarters that the Pakistan army destroyed in Chapter 16: “The Valley of Sorrows”?
(a) Lahore.
(b) Imam Deri.
(c) Jamia Hafsa.
(d) Shawar Zangay.

12. Who was the chief minister of Punjab that invited Malala to speak in Lahore at an education gala in 2011?
(a) Major General Ghulam Qamar.
(b) Faiz Mohammad.
(c) Shabbaz Sharif.
(d) Sher Mohammad Baba.

13. What cousin of Malala's did her family meet up with in Abbottabad in Chapter 15: “Leaving the Valley”?
(a) Saeed.
(b) Khanjee.
(c) Atal.
(d) Khushal.

14. 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”?
(a) $4.5 million.
(b) $2.3 million.
(c) $5.3 million.
(d) $1.6 million.

15. What word does Malala use in Chapter 20: “Who Is Malala?” to describe "devils"?
(a) Makkam.
(b) Shayatin.
(c) Purdah.
(d) Mohajirs.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who was Ziauddin's friend that worked for the BBC in Peshawar in Chapter 13: “The Diary of Gul Makai”?

3. Malala claims in Chapter 20: “Who Is Malala?” "I love physics because it is about" what?

4. Who was Pakistan's interior minister that visited Malala in the hospital?

5. Where was Khushal attending school in Chapter 18: “The Woman and the Sea”?

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