I am Malala Ch 7

1. What is a "mufti?

• The name of Malala's neighbor. A tall handsome boy who lived in front of the house where she was born

• A teacher who is in charge of many different schools.

• Is a very important person in politics.

• An Islamic scholar and authority on Islamic law

2. When this "mufti" was trying to close Malala's father school, his father said “Half a doctor is a danger to one’s life” What was did he mean?

• That you should not go to the doctor if he is not a good doctor.

• That if someone in the faith didn't learn the faith correctly, he is a danger to faith, or can do wrong things.

• That his neighbor was a bad doctor, so he and his family did't were afraid of him as a doctor.

• That being a religious person was something very bad and dangerous.

3. When British India was divided in August 1947, millions of Muslims crossed from India and an independent Muslim state was born. What is the name of this new country?

• Pakistan.

• Irak.

• Iran

• New Delhi.

4. Why did this mufti say they wanted to close the school?

• Because girls were more intelligent than boys, so they didn't want girls to go to school.

• Because they were jealous he was earning a lot of money and he was not helping poor or religious people.

• Because as muslims, they thought girls should not be going to school. He said "A girl is so sacred she should be in purdah" (in a private place, like her house)

• Because they were opening their own school, but he had more students.

5. When this mutfi said that the problem was that there were men in the reception area of the school, and they saw the girls enter, What was Malala's father solution to the problem?

• He said "The girls will enter through another gate.

• He said he was going to make another school only for girls.

• He said he was going to close the school.

• He said he was going to forbid the girls to go to school.