I Am Malala: Young Readers Edition

The central idea of Malala is...

• a young girl who began a crusade for the rights of all children to go to school

• The Taliban is an oppressive organization

• Kids all around the world have the right to go to school

• Girls should not be allowed to go to school

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Where does Malala live?

• Mingora, Pakistan

• Shangla

• Pashtun

• Taliban

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Who is the Taliban?

• a christian group in the U.S.

• an extreme terrorist group located in Pakistan

• a group who advocates for girls to go to school

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Why did girls in Pakistan stop wearing their uniforms?

• they outgrew them

• they were evacuated from their homes

• their school had been closed

• they didn't want the Taliban to know they were going to school

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How did Malala begin her crusade?

• She went on television shows to tell about her problems

• She started a blog telling about life under the Taliban

• she gave speeches to kids in Pakistan

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What did Malala use to protect herself while writing the blog?

• a fake identity

• a pseudonym (fake name)

• her real name

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What did Malala's father do for a living? 

• He was an educator who ran a private school for girls.

• He was a government official in charge of education in Pakistan. 
• He was a street merchant who sold books. 
• He was a blogger for the BBC. 

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Malala began defying the Taliban.  What does defying mean? 

• Obeying
• abiding by
• disobeying
• hating

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Fazlullah, an advocate for the Taliban, gave the edict that after the 15th of January, no girl, shall go to school."
In this passage, an edict can best be described as...

• An opinion
• A command
• A suggestion
• A threat

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"Falsehood has to die," my mother said. "And truth has to come forward."
The reader can conclude...

• Malala's mother supports Malala's choice to speak out against the Taliban.
• Malala's mother is worried that the Taliban will retaliate and hurt the school.
• Malala's mother plans to tell her own story in support of her daughter and husband. 
• Malala's mother is tired of lying to everyone. From now on, she will be candid and tell the truth.

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