Secret Girls' School in Afghanistan

What has the 21-year-old woman done to help girls who have had their education cut short?

• She created a classroom inside her home
• She protested in the street for the right of girls to go to school.
• She raised the girls' moral.

Due to the pandemic, one of the secret school's students. Leila missed.....

• 1 year of schooling
• 3 years of schooling
• 2 years of schooling

How many girls were killed in the school bombing which Leila escaped?

• Hundreds
• Dozens
• Thousands

What does Leila do when walking to the secret school?

• She hides her notebooks in her burka.
• She hides her notebooks under books borrowed from the library.
• She does not take her notebooks with her.

What are some ways that girls avoid suspicion, or “keep a low profile,” on their way to school? Check all that apply!

• They adhere to the Taliban dress code
• They are both sad when they think about their future as women.
• They both wanted to become doctors.
• They were both persecuted by the Taliban.
• They both had to drop out of school due to the Taliban's strict rules.

Why are people advocating for girls in Afghanistan to have access to secondary education? Explain using details from the audio story and your own ideas.