I Am Malala Part I and Vocabulary

Chapter one is titled "Free as A Bird" because it is mainly about

• how Malala set free her childhood pet bird

• how Malala's school is free before the Taliban

• how Malala's father allowed her many freedoms that were not normally given to girls

• how she got her name

When people would gather at Malala's house, she most wanted to be with 

• The women cooking and gossiping
• The children playing games
• The men talking politics

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What country is Malala from? 

• Pakistan 
• Afganistan 
• India 
• Bangladesh 

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How many siblings does Malala have? 

• One
• Two
• Three
• Zero

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Which group had brought about immense hardship to Afganistan? 

• ISIS
• The Taliban
• Al-Qaeda
• ISI

Who Is Malala named after?

• Her father
• Her mother
• The female Prime Minister of Pakistan
• A Pashtun Heroine

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Malala's mother is.... 

• A terrible cook
• Illiterate 
• Too hard on her daughter 
• Wants her daughter to always cover her face 

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How did Malala's parents (specifically her father) celebrate her birth?

• He drew her name on a family tree 
• They fired a gun into the air
• They did not; they were upset she was not a boy 
• They tried to give her up for adoption

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One of the codes of the Pashtun people is the idea of badal. What does badal mean?

• women always cover their faces
• seeking revenge; an eye for an eye
• not eating pork 
• being kind to one another 

What game do Malala and her brothers like to play?

• Soccer

• Basketball

• Wedding

• Cricket

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