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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 name of the teddy bear that Dr. Fiona brought to Malala in intensive care in Chapter 23: “The Girl Shot in the Head, Birmingham”?
(a) Jajai.
(b) Maryam.
(c) Junaid.
(d) Bhutto.

2. What is the name of the political party that Altaf Hussain led in 2012?
(a) PTI.
(b) ANP.
(c) MQM.
(d) PPP.

3. When Malala was shot, her father was at the Swat Press Club for a meeting of what organization?
(a) The Association of Private Schools.
(b) The Pakistan Pashto Student Alliance.
(c) The Pakistan Alliance for Women's Rights.
(d) NATO.

4. When did Pakistan's prime minister announce that the Taliban had been cleared out, according to Malala in Chapter 16: “The Valley of Sorrows”?
(a) July, 2009.
(b) June, 2010.
(c) August, 2008.
(d) September, 2009.

5. Who was Pakistan's interior minister that visited Malala in the hospital?
(a) Rehman Malik.
(b) Sher Mohammad Baba.
(c) Salman Taseer.
(d) Usman Bhai Jan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the approximate population of Karachi today?

2. Where did Malala's family get through the mountain pass and leave the Swat Valley behind them in Chapter 15: “Leaving the Valley”?

3. Who was the chief minister of Punjab that invited Malala to speak in Lahore at an education gala in 2011?

4. Who was the governor of Punjab in November of 2010?

5. Who did Malala's family learn was the man that shot her in Chapter 24: “They Have Snatched Her Smile”?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What incident led to the controversy surrounding Ziauddin's school in Chapter 19: “A Private Talibanization”?

3. How does Malala describe her return to the school and classes in Chapter 16: “The Valley of Sorrows”?

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

5. 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?

6. 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?

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

8. How did Malala go about returning to school in Chapter 14: “A Funny Kind of Peace”?

9. Why was Malala unaccompanied by her brother when she was shot in Chapter 20: “Who Is Malala?”

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

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