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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 was the first novel that Malala read during her hospital recovery in Chapter 24: “They Have Snatched Her Smile”?
(a) To Kill a Mockingbird.
(b) A Wrinkle in Time.
(c) The Wizard of Oz.
(d) The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

2. Which of Malala's brothers does she refer to as "the chatterbox" in Chapter 16: “The Valley of Sorrows”?
(a) Atal.
(b) Khanjee.
(c) Khushal.
(d) Jajai.

3. Who did Malala's mother begin taking lessons with to learn to read and write in Chapter 20: “Who Is Malala?”
(a) Miss Shazia.
(b) Miss Hammeda.
(c) Miss Ulfat.
(d) Madam Maryam.

4. What cousin of Malala's did her family meet up with in Abbottabad in Chapter 15: “Leaving the Valley”?
(a) Saeed.
(b) Khanjee.
(c) Atal.
(d) Khushal.

5. Who was Pakistan's president that visited Malala in the hospital in England in Chapter 24: “They Have Snatched Her Smile”?
(a) Saeed Ramzan.
(b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
(c) Ihsan ul-Haq Haqqani.
(d) Asif Zardari.

Short Answer Questions

1. The rulers of what country provided a jet for Malala's transfer to an English hospital?

2. What is the title of Part V of the autobiography?

3. Who was Pakistan's interior minister that visited Malala in the hospital?

4. How old was Malala when she was shot?

5. Who was Malala's teacher that came to school hysterical over a dream she'd had about Malala in Chapter 20: “Who Is Malala?”

Short Essay Questions

1. What secret was Malala forced to keep in Chapter 13: “The Diary of Gul Makai”? Why?

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

3. Who was the gunman that shot Malala? Who was captured and held by law enforcement after the shooting?

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

5. Where was Malala taken after she was shot in Chapter 21: “God, I Entrust Her to You”? How did Ziauddin learn of the shooting?

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

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

8. How did Malala's father respond when he discovered Malala's life was threatened in Chapter 18: “The Woman and the Sea”? How did Malala respond?

9. When did Malala's family first discover a public threat on Malala's life in Chapter 18: “The Woman and the Sea”?

10. 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?

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