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I Am Malala Chapters 1-9

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is Malala from?

a)

Swat, Pakistan

b)

Islamabad, Pakistan

c)

Jaipur, India

d)

Jalalabad, Afghanistan

2.

Malala's parents were married because of...

a)

an arranged marriage because of their cultural traditions.

b)

their love for the one another.

c)

Malala's mother becoming pregnant out of wedlock.

d)

a peace treaty between their warring tribes.

3.

Where was Malala when she was shot in the face?

a)

At her home

b)

Sitting in her classroom

c)

Walking by the river with Moniba

d)

On a bus leaving school

4.

What did her father struggle with growing up?

a)

He lost the sight in his right eye as a child

b)

He had a terrible case of scoliosis

c)

He was born with a stutter

d)

He maimed his arm working in the field

5.

What was stolen from Malala that kickstarted her own thieving streak?

a)

A doll given to her by her paternal grandfather

b)

Her favorite toy, a He-Man action figure

c)

Her mother's keep sake jewelry

d)

Her favorite toy, a pink cell phone

6.

What did the Mufti attempt to do to Malala's father?

a)

Force him to arrange a marriage with Malala

b)

Send the Mufti male students to fight the Americans

c)

Close down her father's school

d)

Force her father to join ISIS

7.

When the earthquake struck in 2005, what did the Mullahs (religious leaders) blame as the cause?

a)

American infidels corrupting their land.

b)

A natural disaster no-one could have predicted.

c)

Women's freedom and obscenity; the lack of Sharia law.

d)

The political leaders' lack of faith in Allah.

8.

Malala's father, Ziauddin, has a framed letter of a famous historical figure. Who wrote this letter?

a)

Osama Bin Laden

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Mahatma Ghandi

d)

The Prophet Mohammad

9.

Who was the leader of the Taliban when they arrive in Swat?

a)

Maulana Fazlullah

b)

General Zia

c)

Ziauddin Yousafzai

d)

None of the above

10.

Now that Malala and her family live in Birmingham, England, who does much of the shopping and cooking in the home?

a)

Her Mother

b)

Her Father

c)

Malala herself

d)

A private chef