I am Malala - part 1

What tribe or people group does Malala belong to?

• Pashtun
• Urdu
• Afghanistan
• Haram

What was the main thing the Taliban did not like?

• Men working jobs
• Women freedom/rights
• Children playing
• Boys going to school

What game do Malala and her brothers like to play?

• Soccer
• Basketball
• Swimming
• Cricket

What did Malala get in trouble for in chapter 1?

• playing cricket
• stealing Safina's things
• sleeping in

Is a boy or girl generally more valuable in Pakistani tradition?

• Girl
• Boy

What is Ramadan?

• Celebration one day a year
• A market
• trash
• A month of fasting

What was the main thing the Taliban did not like?

• Men working jobs
• Women freedom/rights
• Children playing
• Boys going to school

What does it mean to be illiterate?

• Read fluently
• Not be able to read
• Can write
• Cannot write

Why didn't Malala's mother have the opportunity to be educated?

• She had no interest in getting an education

• The girls in her village did not go to school or learn to read

• She wanted to simply get married and raise kids

• Her parents didn't want her to

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.