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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 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.

2. 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) Saeed Ramzan.
(c) Saidu Sharif.
(d) Akbar Khan.

3. Who was the head of military operations in Swat that visited Ziauddin and reported on Malala's condition in Chapter 23: “The Girl Shot in the Head, Birmingham”?
(a) Major General Faiz Mohammad.
(b) Major General Rehman Malik.
(c) Major General Ghulam Qamar.
(d) Major General Mohammad Baba.

4. 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) Azaday Khan.
(b) Mahatma Gandhi.
(c) Ghulamullah.
(d) Malala.

5. On what date did Malala's first blog entry as Gul Makai appear publicly?
(a) October 18, 2007.
(b) October 8, 2005.
(c) December 6, 2012.
(d) January, 3, 2009.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the van driver take Malala and the other girls after they'd been shot in Chapter 21: “God, I Entrust Her to You”?

2. 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”?

3. Who was the British foreign minister that visited Malala in the hospital in Chapter 24: “They Have Snatched Her Smile”?

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

5. On what date did Malala's family leave the Swat Valley in Chapter 15: “Leaving the Valley”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. When did the monsoons hit Malala's valley in Chapter 16: “The Valley of Sorrows”? What caused the monsoons?

8. How does Malala describe the government's attempts to capture her attackers in Chapter 20: “Who Is Malala?”

9. 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?

10. 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?

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