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

2. What day was designated as Malala Day by the United Nations?
(a) November 10.
(b) July 12.
(c) September 12.
(d) August 15.

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

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

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

6. Who was the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates that visited Malala in the hospital in England during her recovery?
(a) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
(b) Sher Mohammad Baba.
(c) Abdullah bin Zayed.
(d) Faiz Mohammad.

7. What language did Malala's blog for the BBC appear in?
(a) Urdu.
(b) French.
(c) Bengali.
(d) Pashto.

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

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

10. What does the term "purdah" refer to in Malala's story?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Patience.
(c) Female seclusion.
(d) War.

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. Fiona.
(c) Dr. Mumtaz.
(d) Dr. Richard Irving.

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

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

14. Who was Malala's teacher that came to school hysterical over a dream she'd had about Malala in Chapter 20: “Who Is Malala?”
(a) Madam Maryam.
(b) Miss Shazia.
(c) Miss Hammeda.
(d) Miss Ulfat.

15. How tall was Malala when she says she stopped growing at age thirteen?
(a) 5'2".
(b) 4'11".
(c) 5'.
(d) 5'1".

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?”

3. Where did Anne Frank's family hide in an attic during Nazi occupation?

4. Who was the head of military operations in Swat that visited Ziauddin and reported on Malala's condition in Chapter 23: “The Girl Shot in the Head, Birmingham”?

5. What was the first novel that Malala read during her hospital recovery in Chapter 24: “They Have Snatched Her Smile”?

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