Chapter 16
What do Malala’s brother’s wish to bring with them?
Their pet chicks
How old did Malala turn at the end of Chapter 16?
12
Does Malala or her brothers come back home to find their precious possessions intact?
Malala finds her school books safe but her brothers find her chickens dead
He got sent an anonymous letter
Traditional outfit of loose tunic (Maia) and trousers (shalwar) worn by both men and women
Shalwar Kamiz
What is Malala’s family’s identity reduced to? (Hint, three letters)
IDP
What did Malala wish on her birthday?
Peace for her valley
What did the Army write on the school’s whiteboard?
Army Zindabad/Long Live the Army
What does Malala now pray for everyday?
For her to grow taller
Internally displaced persons
IDP
According to Malala’s grandmother, what are the only reasons for a Pashtun to leave his land?
Leaves from poverty or he leaves for love
Pledged billions of dollars and/or providing electricity and gas
How long until Malala’s family finally goes back home?
3 months
Reconciliation and rebuilding
Genre of Pashto folk poetry having two lines
Tapa
How does Malala’s family get pass the army officer after curfew?
Her grandmother starts weeping.
Who does Malala meet in the city where she celebrates her 12th birthday?
Her best friend (Moniba)
What does Malala find under the Khushal school sign?
Goat heads
What year did a monsoon destroy much of Pakistan?
2010
Raakat Nafl
What is the name of the US ambassador came to Islamabad?
Richard Holbrooke
Where is the place that Malala celebrates her 12th birthday?
Abbottabad
What does the letter that the army left say?
Blames the people of Swat for the Taliban taking over
What was Malala’s school invited to participate in?
The District Child Assembly Swat
Long Live the Army
Army Zindabad