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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 Shakespearean play did Malala write a sketch about based on corruption in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Romeo and Juliet.
(c) Macbeth.
(d) King Lear.

2. 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”?
(a) Religion.
(b) Government corruption.
(c) Lack of natural resources.
(d) Lack of education.

3. Who was accused of being part of a plot to blow up Musharraf ’s convoy in Rawalpindi in December 2003?
(a) Saeed Ramzan.
(b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
(c) Akbar Khan.
(d) Abdul Rashid.

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

5. Who wrote The Satanic Verses?
(a) Akbar Khan.
(b) Salman Rushdie.
(c) Mahatma Gandhi.
(d) Paullo Coelho.

Short Answer Questions

1. What landmark in Mingora became known as "Bloody Square" during the Taliban's occupation of the Swat District?

2. What does Malala say she wanted to be while all her friends wanted to be doctors in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?

3. What is the name of Ziauddin's friend who had become a government official in Peshawar and warned everyone about militant mullahs in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”?

4. What does Malka-e-Noor's name mean in English?

5. Who was Malala's headmistress at school that told the students not to listen to the Radio Mullah in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasoning does Malala give for why Pashtun's don't say thank you in Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You”?

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

3. How does Malala describe the history of the Swat Valley in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born”? What is Swat's relationship to Pakistan?

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

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

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

7. What customs regarding women in the village does Malala describe in Chapter 4: “The Village”?

8. How does Malala describe the tribal feuds within the Swat Valley in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born”?

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

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

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