Practice: Cover-Prologue (Pgs. ix-09) I Am Malala

Open-Book Practice Questions

On your own, please use the book and/or any of your own notes to answer the eight (8) questions.

Multiple Choice

Based on the Back Cover of I Am Malala, what award did Malala Yousafzai win in 2014?

• In 2014, Malala Yousafzai won the U.S. National Statue of Peace and Bravery.

• In 2014, Malala Yousafzai won the Pakistan National Youth Peace Prize.

• In 2014, Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Peace Prize.

• In 2014, Malala Yousafzai made the list of Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World".

Multiple Select

Based on the Prologue (Page 3) of I Am Malala, in what different ways does Malala think her home country of Pakistan is "behind" other countries like England? [Select all that apply.]

• Other countries have hot or cold running water from every tap; Pakistan does not.

• Pakistan has some people using oil lamps for electricity; many other countries have light switches to turn on electricity.

• Pakistan has some people using gas cylinders to cook; many other countries have microwaves or ovens to cook.

• While Pakistan has food already cooked in packets, other countries require all people to hunt everyday for food.

• In terms of time zones, England is five (5) hours ahead of Pakistan.

Multiple Choice

genre means "type of literary or artistic work".

Based on the Back Cover of I Am Malala, what is the genre and sub-genre of the book?

• The genre of the book, I Am Malala, is autobiography; the sub-genre is memoir.

• The genre of the book, I Am Malala, is biography; the sub-genre is historical-fiction.

• The genre of the book, I Am Malala, is biography; the sub-genre is realistic-fiction.

• The genre of the book, I Am Malala, is science fiction; the sub-genre is dystopian.

Multiple Choice

Based on the Book Dedication (Page ix) of I Am Malala, to whom has Malala Yousafzai dedicated the book?

• Malala dedicated the book to Moniba, Angelina Jolie, and Christina Lamb.

• The book is dedicated to Malala's teacher, Khushal Khan.
• Malala dedicated her book her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai.

• Malala dedicated her book to people--especially girls--who have experienced discrimination, unfairness. and/or injustice.

Multiple Choice

Personification is a literary device in which writers give human qualities to non-human things.

What is the clearest and strongest example of personification in the Prologue (Page 4) of I Am Malala?

• "...cast off our headscarves like winds puffing away clouds..."

• "...that doorway was like a magical entrance to our own special world"

• "...my heart smiles when it looks at the people os Swat"

• "...a white wall across from teh woodcutter's yard.."

Multiple Select

Based on the Prologue (Page 3) of I Am Malala, in what different ways does Malala think her home country of Pakistan is "behind" other countries like England? [Select all that apply.]

• Other countries have hot or cold running water from every tap; Pakistan does not.

• Pakistan has some people using oil lamps for electricity; many other countries have light switches to turn on electricity.

• Pakistan has some people using gas cylinders to cook; many other countries have microwaves or ovens to cook.

• While Pakistan has food already cooked in packets, other countries require all people to hunt everyday for food.

• In terms of time zones, England is five (5) hours ahead of Pakistan.

Multiple Choice

Based on the Prologue (Pages 4-5) of I Am Malala, what best explains why Malala's school in Mingora, Pakistan did not have a sign?

• The Taliban views the education of girls as a threat, so it was unsafe to have a public sign for a girls' school.

• It is illegal for any schools to have signs in Pakistan.

• The Khushal School did not have enough money to pay for a school sign.

• The school sign fell off last week due to a giant flood.