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This is the town that Malala lives in after she is shot in the head.
Birmingham (England-country)
100
Name all of the members of Malala's immediate family and who they are.
Ziauddin-father Toor Pekai-mother Khushal- oldest brother Atal- youngest brother
100
This is what Malala wishes for from God as a child after she watches one of her favorite TV shows.
A magic pencil
100
This is the name of Malala's neighbor who stole her pink phone as a child.
Safina
100
This is Fazlullah's nickname.
The Radio Mullah
200
This is the town the Malala's parents are from.
Shangla
200
What is the name of Malala's rival in school?
Malka-e-Noor
200
These are the two things that Malala is most concerned with when she wakes up in the hospital.
Whether her father is alright and how her medical bills are going to get paid
200
This is the name of an important political figure and Malala's hero/role model.
Benazir Bhutto
200
This is the name of Dr. Javid's hospital
Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
300
This is where the girls at Malala's school go for their field trip when they are criticized by a note for acting inappropriately. They know from the note that someone was spying on them while they were at this place.
The White Palace
300
What is the name of Malala's all time favorite teacher?
Miss Ulfat
300
What video does Malala see on her father's phone that really upsets her?
The video of the young woman being beaten by the Taliban
300
This is the pseudonym that Malala uses when she writes the diary.
Gul Makai
300
This is what the Bloody Square was called before the Taliban started killing people in it.
The Green Square
400
At one point in the book, Malala's family leaves Swat Valley to go to Shangla because of the fighting between the army and the Taliban. During this time, where have members of the Pakistani army been staying while they are in Swat Valley?
The Khushal School
400
This is the name of the US ambassador that Malala meets with in Peshawar.
Richard Holbrooke
400
This is the date, issued by Fazlullah, of the last day that girls are allowed to go to school.
January 15th
400
Name three aspects of the Pashtunwali code.
purdah, badal, hospitality
400
This is the name of the religious holiday that Malala's family celebrates by going to Shangla to visit family.
Ramadan- Big Eid and Small Eid
500
This is the meeting that Ziauddin in at when he finds out that Malala has been shot.
The meeting for the Association of Private Schools.
500
This is the name of the Pakistani girl living in the US who reaches out to Malala after the New York Times documentary comes out.
Shizia Shahid
500
This is the name of the network that wants a girl or a teacher to write a journal or diary about life under Taliban control.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
500
These are two words for a religious leader or preacher.
Mullah and Imam
500
This is the name of the boy with the magic pencil on Malala's favorite show, Shaka Laka Boom Boom.
Sanju
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