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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Malala's family learn was the man that shot her in Chapter 24: “They Have Snatched Her Smile”?
(a)
(b) Ghulam Qamar.
(c) Ataullah Khan.
(d) Rehman Malik.

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

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

4. What is the name of the political party that Altaf Hussain led in 2012?
(a) PTI.
(b) PPP.
(c) ANP.
(d) MQM.

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

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

7. Where in England was Malala transferred to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Chapter 22: "Journey into the Unknown"?
(a) Liverpool.
(b) Birmingham.
(c) Glasgow.
(d) London.

8. 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) February 16, 2009.
(d) May 5, 2009.

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

10. Who was the school assistant that announced when the bus arrived to take Malala and the other students home from school in Chapter 20: “Who Is Malala?”
(a) Ihsan ul-Haq Haqqani.
(b) Sher Mohammad Baba.
(c) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
(d) Usman Bhai Jan.

11. 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) Paullo Coelho.
(c) Martin Niemöller.
(d) Adam Ellick.

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

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

14. What is the name of Malala's uncle whose home her family stayed at in Karshat in Chapter 15: “Leaving the Valley”?
(a) Faiz Mohammad.
(b) Ihsan ul-Haq Haqqani.
(c) Sharafat Ali.
(d) Saidu Sharif.

15. What did Malala suggest that she and Moniba should pretend to be while they were on their school trip to Marghazar in Chapter 19: “A Private Talibanization”?
(a) Americans.
(b) Vampires.
(c) Boys.
(d) Zombies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall was Malala when she says she stopped growing at age thirteen?

2. Who was Fazlullah's spokesman that the Pakistan army claimed to have in custody in Chapter 16: “The Valley of Sorrows”?

3. What is the title of Part III of Malala's autobiography?

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

5. Who decided he would rather stay home with Malala when the boys' schools reopened in Chapter 14: “A Funny Kind of Peace”?

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