I Am Malala ch 1-10

What is a mufti?

• an Islamic scholar
• a code related to Pashtunwali
• a religious leader
• a prayer

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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What was the compromise reached between the mufti and Malala's father?

• Malala would no longer go to school.
• The girls would use a different gate from the men.
• The school would be shut down as long as Malala's father was not hurt.
• The mufti would take over as teachers at Malala's father's school.

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What was the madrasa?

• An Islamic leader
• An open air mosque where boys and girls studied the Quran together
• A group linked to the Taliban
• A city in Pakistan

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The people of Swat had to partake in _____ which was a concept that was foreign to Malala and her family.

• A curfew
• Prayer
• The sharing of food and shelter
• Purdah

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Malala heard a man sobbing and realized it was coming from the radio. What was this man's intentions in doing this?

• He was remembering the victims of the earthquake.
• He was upset that his hometown was bombed and was praying for peace.
• He was begging girls to stop going to school because they are in danger.
• He was asking people to stop going to movies, listening to music, and dancing as to avoid another earthquake as a punishment by God. 

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What reason did Malala's dad give for the Taliban not to harm the schoolchildren?

• They're too young and innocent to understand what's going on.
• The God that the Taliban believes in is the same God that the schoolchildren pray to everyday.
• School is the only safe place for the children.
• He wanted the Taliban to believe that the schoolchildren needed their help.

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When Swat was being attacked, who came to its rescue and threw candy to the children?

• Benazir Bhutto
• the army
• Malala's dad
• Madam Maryam

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How did Fazlullah cut off people from the rest of the world in chapter 10?

• He shut off their cable so that only government programs were shown.
• He shut off all the electricity.
• He stole their TVs and radios
• Did not allow them to leave their homes

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Who was Benazir Bhutto?

• Malala's grandmother
• First female Prime Minister of Pakistan
• The only female member of the Taliban
• Malala's favorite teacher

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What happened to Benazir Bhutto that upset Malala and her family so much?

• She was fired from working at Malala's school
• She moved to England to flee Pakistan
• She was the first female attacked by the Taliban (which went against the Pashtunwali code)
• Bhutto attempted to kill Malala's father when she discovered his school was still open.

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