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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Madam Maryam's two-year-old daughter that she brought on the school trip in Chapter 19: “A Private Talibanization”?

2. On what date did Malala have her first trip outside of the hospital in Chapter 24: “They Have Snatched Her Smile”?

3. What hospital was Malala taken to in Peshawar in Chapter 21: “God, I Entrust Her to You”?

4. How much money did the Americans give as "blood money" for the civilians that Raymond Davis shot, according to Malala in Chapter 17: “Praying to Be Tall”?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What occurred on Malala's fourteenth birthday in Chapter 19: “A Private Talibanization”? How did the respond?

2. 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?

3. 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?

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

5. Who claimed responsibility for the shooting of Malala? Why did they claim this action was committed?

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

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

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. What "omens" foreshadowed the attack on Malala 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”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Malala’s mother in the narrative. Why did Malala’s mother stop attending school? What caused her to later regret this decision? How did Malala’s mother and father meet? How would you characterize the relationship between Malala’s mother and father?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the narrative style of I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up For Education and Was Shot by the Taliban. Does Malala relate her life story from a first or third person narrator? Why do you think she makes this choice? Does the narrative perspective in the book change or does it remain the same throughout? Is Malala’s story told from a present-tense or past-tense perspective? What impact do each of these choices have on the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and its fallout. When did the earthquake occur and where was its epicenter? How many people were killed as a result of the earthquake? What was the global response to the devastation in Pakistan? How did militant groups use the situation to their benefit? What efforts were made to prevent this situation?

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