I Am Malala Chapter 16

Why is Malala scandalized for appearing on TV?

• She is a girl

• Her father had forbidden it

• She has shown her face

• Fazlullah's man could find her

How does Malala work to improve her English?

• Takes online courses

• Watches DVDs

• Goes to a boarding school

• Reads books

How does Fazlullah give in?

• He stops attacking schools

• He stops his preaching

• He allows elementary girls to go to school

• He gives out free ice cream

How are Malala and her friends brave?

• They go to school anyway

• The give in to Fazlullah

• They flee the country

• They have a dance

The peace treaty signed at the beginning of chapter 15 imposed sharia. Sharia is

• when all aspects of life are dictated by religious judges.

• when people are not allowed to attend school, movies, or any entertaining event.

• when all people have to stay indoors from sundown to sunup.

• when the people are able to vote on their own laws.

When asked how Malala was wise beyond her years, Malala's father said, "Circumstances have made her so." This means

• The hard times Malala has faced have made her grow up quickly

• Since she can't go to school she has had to learn at home.

• Interviews make people seem older

• She learned it from "Ugly Betty"

When the Talib stopped Malala's mother in the market he told her he could beat her because

• She was a woman

• She was not wearing the proper burqa

• She was not with a man

• She stole some bread

Why was the Malala's family leaving her home at the end of chapter 16?

• Her hometown of Mingora was going to be in the middle of the path of fighting between the Taliban and the government

• Her cousins wanted her to visit them in the village since the Taliban was chasing Malala

• They did not want to stay in the city. It was getting too populated.

• They wanted a different house.

When the family was trying to leave, what was Malala's brother most worried about?

• His Nintendo

• His chicks

• His toys

• His goats

What was Malala worried about as she turned 13?

• She started to get pimples

• She had stopped growing, so the other girls would pick on her

• She had stopped growing, and people wouldn't listen to her when she gave speeches

• She could not watch "Ugly Betty" anymore