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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where was Khushal attending school in Chapter 18: “The Woman and the Sea”?
(a) Lahore.
(b) Spal Bandi.
(c) Mingora.
(d) Abbottabad.

5. Who were the only two people arrested after Malala's shooting?
(a) The robber and the custodian.
(b) The shooter and the get-away driver.
(c) The surgeon and the ambulance driver.
(d) The school bus driver and the school accountant.

6. At what age are girls considered to be adults in Islam?
(a) 14.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

7. 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.

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

9. 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 jewels, passports, and car.
(b) Their car, pigs, and suitcases.
(c) Their stocks, bonds, and cash.
(d) Their TV, refrigerator, and washing machine.

10. Who decided he would rather stay home with Malala when the boys' schools reopened in Chapter 14: “A Funny Kind of Peace”?
(a) Khanjee.
(b) Jajai.
(c) Afzal.
(d) Khushal.

11. 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 Amjad.
(b) Sir Taseer.
(c) Sir Obaidullah.
(d) Sir Bhai Jan.

12. 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) Moniba.
(b) Aneesa.
(c) Ayesha.
(d) Asia Bibi.

13. 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) Asia Bibi.
(b) Aneesa.
(c) Jajai.
(d) Rehanna.

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

15. When did Pakistan's prime minister announce that the Taliban had been cleared out, according to Malala in Chapter 16: “The Valley of Sorrows”?
(a) June, 2010.
(b) August, 2008.
(c) September, 2009.
(d) July, 2009.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the governor of Punjab in November of 2010?

2. What does the term "sharia" translate to in English?

3. Which of Malala's brothers does she refer to as "the chatterbox" in Chapter 16: “The Valley of Sorrows”?

4. Where did the van driver take Malala and the other girls after they'd been shot in Chapter 21: “God, I Entrust Her to You”?

5. What was the name of the militant group that Raymond Davis was supposedly investigating, according to Malala in Chapter 17: “Praying to Be Tall”?

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