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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what years was General Zia President of Pakistan?
(a) 1967-1981.
(b) 1978-1988.
(c) 1989-1992.
(d) 1976-1980.

2. What is the name of Malala's father?
(a) Maulana.
(b) Ziauddin.
(c) Sharafat.
(d) Shabbaz.

3. What was the name of the school that Ziauddin founded?
(a) The Khushal School.
(b) The Moniba School.
(c) Shawar Zangay.
(d) Haji Baba High School.

4. Who is Malala's best friend and academic rival that she describes as being constantly on guard, fearful that her brothers would find her guilty of some infraction and make her stop attending school?
(a) Aneesa.
(b) Moniba.
(c) Asia Bibi.
(d) Jajai.

5. What word does Malala use in Chapter 4: “The Village” to refer to her culture's evening prayers?
(a) Shayatin.
(b) Makkam.
(c) Purdah.
(d) Mohajirs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Osama bin Laden living when the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center occurred?

2. Malala says that her ancestors arrived in Swat in what century in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born”?

3. What was the first school blown up by the Taliban that Malala describes in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?

4. Who was the president of the Islami Jamaat-e-Talaba group when Ziauddin was in college?

5. Under General Zia's Presidency in Pakistan, how much weight were judges supposed to give to a woman's testimony compared to the testimony of a man?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Malala describe the arrival of the Taliban in her village in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”? How old was Malala when the Taliban arrived?

2. What is a "mufti"? Who was the mufti that attempted to cross Ziauddin in Chapter 7: “The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School”?

3. Where did Malala's family go for the Eid holiday in Chapter 4: “The Village”? How is this village described?

4. How did the culture of Pakistan change under the rule of General Musharraf, according to Malala in Chapter 7: “The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School”?

5. What is the story that Malala relates of Shabana in Chapter 12: “The Bloody Square”?

6. How does Malala describe the role of competition within her friendships in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?

7. How does Malala introduce the reader to her world in the Swat Valley in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born”? What are the roles of women in Malala's culture?

8. How does Malala describe her relationship with her rural cousins in Chapter 4: “The Village”?

9. What are your perceptions of Swat Valley based on Malala's descriptions of the region in Chapter 6: “Children of the Rubbish Mountain”?

10. What does Malala say about conspiracies in Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You”? What is the impact of this statement?

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