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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 Pakistani television series does Malala describe the people of her country being obsessed with in Chapter 17: “Praying to Be Tall”?
(a) Where East Meets West.
(b) The Rising Sun.
(c) Beyond the Call of Duty.
(d) Shaka Laka Boom Boom.

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

3. Who carried out the surgery to repair Malala's facial nerves in Chapter 24: “They Have Snatched Her Smile”?
(a) Dr. Richard Irving.
(b) Dr. Fiona.
(c) Colonel Junaid.
(d) Dr. Mumtaz.

4. 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) Madam Maryam.
(c) Miss Hammeda.
(d) Miss Ulfat.

5. What is the title of Part III of Malala's autobiography?
(a) Three Girls, Three Bullets.
(b) I Am Afraid.
(c) Between Life and Death.
(d) The Valley of Death.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates that visited Malala in the hospital in England during her recovery?

3. What was the first novel that Malala read during her hospital recovery in Chapter 24: “They Have Snatched Her Smile”?

4. Which of Malala's schoolmates was shot twice, in the collarbone and palm, when Malala was shot?

5. What cousin of Malala's did her family meet up with in Abbottabad 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. 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?

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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