I Am Malala (chapters 1-5)

What is the Pashtunwali code?

• a code that governs have Pashtuns live

• the way Malala "talks" with her friend, Safina

• a way of communicating with the people in the mountain village

• the writing of Islam

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does Malala's father do for a living?

• A religious scholar

• A teacher

• A miner

• He does not work

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What does it mean for women to be in purdah?

• They are visiting the mountain region.

• They are in school.

• The are covered in public.

• They are doing something against the law.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What was NOT a problem in the mountain village?

• The men left to work on road crews and sent money as they could.

• There were no proper shops, hospitals or female doctors.

• The women could not read.

• The had to work and could not play.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What did Malala want to do with the magic pencil?

• Make realistic drawings

• Erase the smell and rotting food from the dump

• Feed the poor children

• Fix her house

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is NOT a way Malala's family would help others?

• Feeding girls breakfast before school

• Lend money to friends and family

• Give away free places at the school

• Give money to the kids at the dump

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Who helped the people after the earthquakes in 2005?

• The mullahs

• The TNSM

• The government

• The villagers

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is a mufti?

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

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

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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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1