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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 favorite board game did the Taliban ban during its reign in Pakistan, according to Malala in Chapter 10: "Toffees, Tennis Balls and the Buddhas of Swat”?
(a) Chutes and Ladders.
(b) Sorry!
(c) Carrom.
(d) Connect Four.

2. What is the Pashtun word for "falcon" that Malala's father used for a time as his last name?
(a) Shayatin.
(b) Sharia.
(c) Shaheen.
(d) Makkam.

3. Malala says in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born” that her father named her after a folk heroine from what culture?
(a) The ancient Celts.
(b) The ancient Greeks.
(c) The Pashtun people.
(d) The Mevlevi Order.

4. What organization claimed responsibility for the shooting of Malala Yousafzai?
(a) Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan.
(b) The Taliban.
(c) Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami.
(d) Al-Qaeda.

5. How many people were killed as a result of the earthquake described by Malala in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake”?
(a) 11,000.
(b) 73,000.
(c) 110,000.
(d) 25,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Malala's cousin that she shared a room with so that the cousin could attend school in Chapter 6: “Children of the Rubbish Mountain”?

2. Where did the dancer Shabana live in Mingora?

3. 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?

4. When was the dancer Shabana killed by the Taliban?

5. Who wrote the poem about Nazi Germany that Ziauddin carried in his pocket, according to Malala in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Ziauddin reach a compromise regarding girls' education at his school in Chapter 7: “The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School”?

5. How does Malala illustrate the loyalty of her friendships in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?

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

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

8. 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”?

9. When does Malala describe the traditional celebration for the birth of a child in Chapter 4: “The Village”? Why did Malala's family not have a celebration for her birth?

10. What gifts did Malala's family bring to the villagers in Chapter 4: “The Village”? Why?

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