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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Raymond Davis shoot and kill two men who had approached his car on a motorbike in Chapter 17: “Praying to Be Tall”?
(a) Gulkada.
(b) Lahore.
(c) Spal Bandi.
(d) Shangla.

2. 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) Bhutto.
(c) Jajai.
(d) Junaid.

3. What mountain does Malala describe in Chapter 15: “Leaving the Valley” as "where Alexander the Great had reached up and touched Jupiter"?
(a) Mount Elum.
(b) Mount Shasta.
(c) Mount Lahore.
(d) Mount Shangla.

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

5. What American video journalist did Ziauddin meet from the New York Times to interview him in Chapter 13: “The Diary of Gul Makai”?
(a) Richard Irving.
(b) Adam Ellick.
(c) Martin Niemöller.
(d) Paullo Coelho.

6. Who was Ziauddin's friend that worked for the BBC in Peshawar in Chapter 13: “The Diary of Gul Makai”?
(a) Abdul Hai Kakar.
(b) Azaday Khan.
(c) Saeed Ramzan.
(d) Saidu Sharif.

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

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

9. What was the name of the militant group that Raymond Davis was supposedly investigating, according to Malala in Chapter 17: “Praying to Be Tall”?
(a) Aden-Abyan Islamic Army.
(b) Akhil Bharat Nepali Ekta Samaj.
(c) Al-Qaeda.
(d) Lashkar-e-Taiba.

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

11. Who was the neurosurgeon that first examined Malala at the hospital in Peshawar in Chapter 21: “God, I Entrust Her to You”?
(a) Colonel Junaid.
(b) Dr. Richard Irving.
(c) Dr. Mumtaz.
(d) Dr. Fiona.

12. Who created the country of Pakistan as the first Muslim homeland, according to Malala's studies in Chapter 20: “Who Is Malala?”
(a) Sharafat Ali.
(b) Jinnah.
(c) Obaidullah.
(d) Akbar Khan.

13. What was the first novel that Malala read during her hospital recovery in Chapter 24: “They Have Snatched Her Smile”?
(a) The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
(b) The Wizard of Oz.
(c) To Kill a Mockingbird.
(d) A Wrinkle in Time.

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

15. What is the title of Part IV of the autobiography?
(a) Beyond the Call of Duty.
(b) Three Girls, Three Bullets.
(c) I Am Afraid.
(d) Between Life and Death.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Who oversaw Malala's transfer to an army hospital in Rawalpindi in Chapter 22: "Journey into the Unknown"?

4. When did Malala take a school trip to Marghazar in Chapter 19: “A Private Talibanization”?

5. On what date did Malala's family leave the Swat Valley in Chapter 15: “Leaving the Valley”?

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