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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Anne Frank's family hide in an attic during Nazi occupation?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) Paris.
(c) Berlin.
(d) London.

3. 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) October 22, 2012.
(d) February 16, 2009.

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

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

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

7. Who was the British foreign minister that visited Malala in the hospital in Chapter 24: “They Have Snatched Her Smile”?
(a) Paullo Coelho.
(b) Martin Niemöller.
(c) William Hague.
(d) Adam Ellick.

8. How old was Malala when she was shot?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 17.
(d) 15.

9. 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?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 10.

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

11. Who was the Christian woman that was sentenced to death by hanging in November of 2010 for insulting the Muslim faith, according to Malala in Chapter 17: “Praying to Be Tall”?
(a) Jajai.
(b) Benazir Bhutto.
(c) Tor Pekai.
(d) Asia Bibi.

12. 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) Colonel Junaid.
(c) Dr. Mumtaz.
(d) Dr. Richard Irving.

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

14. Who held Malala as she was unconscious and bleeding in the back of the school van in Chapter 21: “God, I Entrust Her to You”?
(a) Miss Ulfat.
(b) Aneesa.
(c) Asia Bibi.
(d) Moniba.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Part V of the autobiography?

2. Who was Malala's teacher that came to school hysterical over a dream she'd had about Malala in Chapter 20: “Who Is Malala?”

3. In the Pashtun folk story that features Gul Makai, what is the name of the boy she is in love with?

4. 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”?

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

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