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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 did Ziauddin pass his phone to when the school called him about the shooting of the school bus in Chapter 21: “God, I Entrust Her to You”?
(a) Ahmad Shah.
(b) Saidu Sharif.
(c) Saeed Ramzan.
(d) Akbar Khan.

2. Who was the British foreign minister that visited Malala in the hospital in Chapter 24: “They Have Snatched Her Smile”?
(a) Martin Niemöller.
(b) Adam Ellick.
(c) Paullo Coelho.
(d) William Hague.

3. Who was the painting of that Ziauddin had hanging over his bed and became upset about when it was crooked in Chapter 20: “Who Is Malala?”
(a) Ghulamullah.
(b) Mahatma Gandhi.
(c) Azaday Khan.
(d) Malala.

4. Who was the neurosurgeon that first examined Malala at the hospital in Peshawar in Chapter 21: “God, I Entrust Her to You”?
(a) Dr. Mumtaz.
(b) Colonel Junaid.
(c) Dr. Fiona.
(d) Dr. Richard Irving.

5. Who decided he would rather stay home with Malala when the boys' schools reopened in Chapter 14: “A Funny Kind of Peace”?
(a) Jajai.
(b) Khushal.
(c) Afzal.
(d) Khanjee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Anne Frank's family hide in an attic during Nazi occupation?

2. Who were the only two people arrested after Malala's shooting?

3. What language did Malala's blog for the BBC appear in?

4. On what date did Malala's first blog entry as Gul Makai appear publicly?

5. What American video journalist did Ziauddin meet from the New York Times to interview him in Chapter 13: “The Diary of Gul Makai”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Malala describe her filming for the New York Times in Chapter 13: “The Diary of Gul Makai”?

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

5. How did the people of Malala's village explain the monsoons and their destruction in Chapter 16: “The Valley of Sorrows”?

6. 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?

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

8. Why was Malala not fearful for her life as she spoke out for women's education, according to her narrative in Chapter 13: “The Diary of Gul Makai”?

9. How does Malala describe her in England in the Epilogue: “One Child, One Teacher, One Book, One Pen”? Do you think that Malala is happy there?

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

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