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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1977, Benazir was the first _______ or non-British person elected president of the Oxford Society to which she belonged.
(a) Person under 40.
(b) Person of color.
(c) Woman.
(d) Muslim.

2. Benazir befriended several of the girls who were near her room including ________, who helped her to learn how to answer the telephone.
(a) Julie Fadiman.
(b) Anne Lamott.
(c) Anne Galbraith.
(d) Anne Fadiman.

3. According to the book, the _______ of Pakistan is mainly an advisory position and is elected by provincial assemblies.
(a) Shah.
(b) Prime minister.
(c) President.
(d) Minister of agriculture.

4. In particular, Benazir appreciated the fact that American women could decide not to ________ and have that decision supported.
(a) Wear shorts.
(b) Work.
(c) Marry.
(d) Have children.

5. Leaving Pakistan was difficult for Benazir, so her ______ came to be with her in America and help her settle in.
(a) Sister.
(b) Brother.
(c) Father.
(d) Mother.

6. Shortly after her election as president of the society, Benazir's father told her that he would be working on equal rights for _______ in the foreign and civil service.
(a) People of color.
(b) Middle age people.
(c) Muslims.
(d) Women.

7. In 1988, at the young age of ________ Bhutto was elected Prime Minister of Pakistan.
(a) Forty-five.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Thirty-five.
(d) Twenty-eight.

8. Benazir's father's campaign to secure rights became ________ and emotional although he eventually won.
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Multinational.
(c) Religious.
(d) Violent.

9. According to the book, Benazir joined the _______ which helped her to practice her speaking skills.
(a) Oxford Speaking Society.
(b) Oxford Speech Society.
(c) Oxford Union Debating Society.
(d) Oxford Debating Society.

10. Pakistan used to be a part of ______ until August 14th, 1947 when that country gained independence from Britain.
(a) Iraq.
(b) India.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Iran.

11. During her time in jail, Benazir wrote in a _______ tracking her experiences. Her jailers hid the notes for safekeeping.
(a) Journal.
(b) Koran.
(c) Diary.
(d) Magazine.

12. After her father's death, Benazir began to hold _______ meetings and she soon became the leader of the party.
(a) PPP.
(b) SFRC.
(c) PRP.
(d) RD.

13. In school Benazir was taught all of the following languages, including the national language of Pakistan except _______.
(a) Persian.
(b) Urdu.
(c) Hebrew.
(d) Sindhi.

14. The Pakistani newspapers accused Mir and Shah of running a secret organization know as ________.
(a) Al-Karachi.
(b) Al-Zulkifar.
(c) Al-Ziakir.
(d) Al-Qaeda.

15. To address the crop damage rumors, Benazir was directed to visit the city of ________ to show the Bhuttos cared.
(a) Murree.
(b) Lahore.
(c) Islamabad.
(d) Kashmir.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the book, Muslim men may have up to four wives. Benazir's mother was the ______ wife.

2. In her junior year at Harvard, Benazir was able to see a meeting between her father and prime minister _______ of India.

3. As a consequence for talking openly about the general, five men with _______ arrived to take the prime minister into custody again.

4. She felt that her new surroundings were less _______ than the United States and the accommodations were more modest.

5. The ________ is like the American House of Representatives and can pass laws and budgets.

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