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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. What two denominations comprise Islam?
(a) Serbs and Croats.
(b) Shaktis and Devis.
(c) Shaivists and Vaishnavists.
(d) Sunnis and Shias.

2. How many people in Pakistan lost their homes as a result of the earthquake described in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake”?
(a) About 1 million.
(b) About 3.5 million.
(c) About 2.5 million.
(d) About 1.3 million.

3. In what year was the nation of Pakistan created?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1911.

4. Where did the dancer Shabana live in Mingora?
(a) Gulkada.
(b) Banr Bazaar.
(c) Spal Bandi.
(d) Malakand.

5. What are the names of Malala's younger brothers?
(a) Akbar and Shaheen.
(b) Ziauddin and Atal.
(c) Khushal and Atal.
(d) Khanjee and Faiz.

Short Answer Questions

1. What American young adult series does Malala describe reading with her friend Moniba in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”?

2. Where did Sher Zaman take work when he did not attend college, according to Malala in Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You”?

3. What did Malala's father believe to be the root of all of Pakistan's problems, according to Malala in Chapter 3: “Growing Up in a School”?

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

5. Who wrote The Satanic Verses?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Malala say that the Taliban leaders banned polio vaccines in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”? How did the citizens respond?

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

3. What led Malala to begin stealing her childhood friend's toys in Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You”?

4. How does Malala describe the earthquake that shook her village in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake”?

5. What extracurricular activities did Malala participate in while in school in Pakistan?

6. 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”?

7. How did the arrival of the Taliban impact barbers and beauticians in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”? Why?

8. How does Malala describe the differences within the Muslim faith in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake”?

9. How does Malala describe her first impressions of the Taliban members that began appearing in her village in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”?

10. How does Malala describe her relationship with her best childhood friend in Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You”?

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