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I Am Malala Ch. 1-5

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Changing frequently (loyalties, interests, affection)

a)

peculiar

b)

fickle

c)

excruciating

d)

hostel

2.

A market in a Middle Eastern country is a/an

a)

attache

b)

hostel

c)

specimen

d)

bazaar

3.
What tribe or people group does Malala belong to?
a)
Pashtun
b)
Urdu
c)
Afghanistan
d)
Haram
4.
What did Malala get in trouble for in chapter 1?
a)
playing cricket
b)
stealing Safina's things
c)
sleeping in
5.
What does "jani" mean?
a)
Kitten
b)
Dear One
6.
What is the Holy Book of Islam?
a)
Bible
b)
Quran
c)
Torah
d)
Hindi
7.

Why didn't Malala's mother have the opportunity to be educated?

a)

She had no interest in getting an education

b)

The girls in her village were not encouraged to go to school or learn to read

c)

She wanted to simply get married and raise kids

8.

What inference can you make about why the militant group, TNSM, helped the people in Pakistan in 2005?

a)

They wanted to protect the women and children

b)

They wanted to gain followers for their movement

c)

They wanted money

9.

Why do you believe Chapter 4 is titled "Warning from God"?

a)

TNSM stated an earthquake was a warning because people were not following Islamic law

b)

A mufti man warned Malala's father that if the Kushal School was not shut down God would destroy it

c)

The Taliban warned the people of Pakistan if they did not adopt Sharia, all non-followers would feel God's wrath

10.

What made life worse for women in Afghanistan compared to Pakistan?

a)

schools were burned to the ground

b)

women had to cover head-to-toe

c)

women were banned from laughing

d)

all of the above

11.

Why did the mufti, or Islamic scholar, say the Kushal School needed to be shut down?

a)

It was dirty and run-down from the earthquake

b)

They were not giving students a good education

c)

he said Malala's dad was being un-Islamic by running it

d)

They were serving poor students

12.

Malala's family studies the Holy Quran.

a)

True

b)

False