DOL: Malala Ch. 14-15

Why does the narrator admire Betty from Ugly Betty, and what does this admiration reveal about the narrator’s own life and society?

• Betty is rich and famous, which is what the narrator wants to be.

• Betty wears fashionable clothes that are unavailable in the narrator's country.

• Betty lives freely and confidently in a society where women have more visible rights, unlike the narrator's restrictive environment.

• Betty never goes to school, which the narrator also wishes for.

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What does the narrator’s reaction to her brother digging a grave suggest about the impact of conflict on children in her community?

• Children are learning important survival skills early in life.

• Children are becoming emotionally stronger because of the war.

• Children are being trained formally by the military to understand warfare.

• Violence and death have become so normal that even young children engage with them casually.

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Why does Madam Maryam’s decision to reopen the school for older girls, despite the risk, matter so deeply to the narrator and her classmates?

• It is an act of resistance that gives the girls a sense of hope and courage in a time of oppression.

• It proves that the Taliban no longer has control over the region.

• It allows the girls to prepare for exams they would otherwise fail.

• It ensures the school earns money from tuition fees even during the ban.

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Why does the narrator initially feel hopeful about the peace treaty between the government and the Taliban?

• She believes the Taliban will be removed from Swat permanently.

• The treaty promised freedom of religion and democracy.

• Her family was planning to move to a safer area.

• The Taliban agreed to allow even older girls to return to school.

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What does the narrator’s mother’s confrontation in the market reveal about life under Taliban control?

• Even following dress codes didn’t guarantee safety for women.

• Most people were supportive of the Taliban’s rules.

• Women had the freedom to choose their clothing as long as they were modest.

• The Taliban allowed exceptions for families who didn’t own certain clothing.

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How does the narrator’s reaction to the flogging video illustrate her evolving understanding of the Taliban’s actions?

• She begins to see the Taliban as morally justified in protecting Islamic values.

• She becomes more accepting of the need for sharia law.

• She realizes that the Taliban are becoming less strict and more compassionate.

• She sees that the Taliban’s version of justice is brutal and deeply unjust, even toward children.

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Why did the narrator’s family eventually decide to leave Mingora and take shelter in Shangla?

• The peace treaty had finally resolved the conflict.

• The narrator had been directly threatened by a Talib.

• The army planned a counterattack after the Taliban moved toward the capital.

• Their house was destroyed during the shelling.

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What was the impact of the New York Times documentary featuring the narrator?

• It brought global attention to the struggle for girls’ education in Swat.

• It caused the peace treaty to be revoked.

• It gave the Taliban an excuse to target her specifically.

• It made her a celebrity and she received gifts from abroad.

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