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

2. What is the name of the law in Pakistan that protects the Holy Quran from desecration?
(a) The Deity Law.
(b) The Purity Law.
(c) The Blasphemy Law.
(d) The Purdah Law.

3. Where was Khushal attending school in Chapter 18: “The Woman and the Sea”?
(a) Spal Bandi.
(b) Abbottabad.
(c) Lahore.
(d) Mingora.

4. The owner of what hotel was killed on Malala's birthday in Chapter 19: “A Private Talibanization”?
(a) The Swat Continental Hotel.
(b) The Islamabad Four Seasons Hotel.
(c) The Kabul Intercontinental.
(d) The Mingora Continental.

5. What was the title of Malala's first blog entry for the BBC as Gul Makai?
(a) Three Girls, Three Bullets.
(b) A Second Life.
(c) I Am Afraid.
(d) The Valley of Death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Pakistan's president that visited Malala in the hospital in England in Chapter 24: “They Have Snatched Her Smile”?

2. Who did Malala's mother begin taking lessons with to learn to read and write in Chapter 20: “Who Is Malala?”

3. What neurosurgeon was brought in to assist when Malala's skull was operated on to release pressure from her swelling brain in Peshawar?

4. Who is Malala's cousin that accompanied her and her father when she was helicoptered to Peshawar in Chapter 21: “God, I Entrust Her to You”?

5. Which of Malala's brothers does she refer to as "the chatterbox" in Chapter 16: “The Valley of Sorrows”?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Malala taken out of the country in Chapter 22: "Journey into the Unknown"? Where was she taken?

2. Why did Malala's family leave their home in Chapter 15: “Leaving the Valley”? Where did they go?

3. What surgeries and treatment did Malala receive during her recovery in Chapter 23: “The Girl Shot in the Head, Birmingham”?

4. When did Malala awaken from the medically induced coma she was placed in, in Chapter 23: “The Girl Shot in the Head, Birmingham”? What were Malala's impressions when she awoke?

5. How does Malala describe her feelings about being short in the beginning of Chapter 17: “Praying to Be Tall”? How have Malala's opinions changed in this regard?

6. What aspects of American or European culture does Malala describe as having influenced her in Chapter 13: “The Diary of Gul Makai”?

7. How does Malala describe the Pakistani response to the news of the U.S. assassination of Osama bin Laden in Chapter 17: “Praying to Be Tall”?

8. How does Malala describe her family's return home in Chapter 16: “The Valley of Sorrows”? How long had they been away?

9. What "omens" foreshadowed the attack on Malala in Chapter 20: “Who Is Malala?”

10. Where was Malala taken in Peshawar in Chapter 21: “God, I Entrust Her to You”? Who treated her here?

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