I Am Malala Chapter Twelve

What news came over Radio Mullah in December 2008?

• The Taliban had been defeated.
• After January 15, no girl shall go to school.
• Televisions are allowed again.
• Women can go wherever they want.

Who did the Radio Mullah said would be responsible for what happens to the girls who continue to attend school?

• the Taliban
• himself
• the Pakistani army
• parents and the school principal

What did Malala think of the Radio Mullah's pronouncement at first?

• She must listen to him.
• He was right. They should no longer attend school.
• He had the authority to tell everyone what to do.
• It was just one of his crazy pronouncements. He couldn't stop more than 50,000 girls from going to school.

True or False. Malala believed school was their right.

• True
• False

After the Radio Mullah's pronouncement, more and more girls __________ coming to school.

• stopped
• kept

True or False. Within days after the Radio Mullah's pronouncement, their school had gone from 27 girls in her grade to only 10.

• True
• False

Who do girls not defy in Malala's culture?

• their moms
• the males in their families
• their sisters
• their aunts

Why were the males in the family of her friends making her friends stay home?

• They liked to boss the girls around.
• They did not care about the girls' feelings.
• They were doing so out of concern for their safety.
• They did not want the girls to be smarter than them.

Why did Malala's father postpone winter break until January 14?

• He did not think the girls knew enough.
• He postponed due to weather.
• He did not want them to get a break from school.
• So they could squeeze in every moment of school before the Taliban's deadline.

What did the BBC want to find?

• Someone from the school to write a diary life about life under the Taliban for its website.
• Someone who was in the Taliban to write a diary.
• Someone who hated going to school.
• Someone who loved the Radio Mullah and would write a poem about him.