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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eventually, Benazir's mother was allowed to leave for _______ and Switzerland for medical treatment.
(a) France.
(b) Bangladesh.
(c) West Germany.
(d) East Germany.

2. Benazir also spoke to the _______ Endowment for International peace in 1984 as part of her campaign.
(a) Carnegie.
(b) Rockerfeller.
(c) Kennedy.
(d) Mellon.

3. Benazir's sister married Nasser Hussein by her own free will. The _______ interrupted the ceremony several times.
(a) PPP.
(b) Christians.
(c) Police.
(d) Army.

4. Benazir's sister _______ was scheduled to be married on September 8th, 1981. Benazir received permission to go to the wedding.
(a) Mohatarma.
(b) Shah.
(c) Nusrat.
(d) Sanam.

5. The book was written ______ months after Benazir's election as prime minister.
(a) 15 .
(b) 3.
(c) 10.
(d) 20.

6. In response to Benazir's actions to organize Pakistanis, the Brigadier General killed some prisoners, causing Benazir to appeal to _____ the assistant secretary of state for human rights.
(a) John Kenneth Galbraith.
(b) Nasser Hussein.
(c) Peter Galbraith.
(d) Elliot Abrams.

7. Bhutto told her mother-in-law that _______ would be the center of her universe.
(a) Her children.
(b) Her family.
(c) Commitment to freedom.
(d) Her husband.

8. _______ visited Pakistan in 1982, and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee challenged him with reports of abuse of political prisoners.
(a) Ronald Reagan.
(b) Walter Mondale.
(c) Jimmy Carter.
(d) Richard Nixon.

9. Unexpectedly, on August 17, 1988, Zia's ________, killing him and all of the passengers.
(a) Taxi crashed.
(b) Car crashed.
(c) Bus crashed.
(d) Plane crashed.

10. Benazir ended up needing ________ to recover from her illness and it took some nine months to recover.
(a) Physical therapy.
(b) Medication.
(c) Surgery.
(d) Rest.

11. Benazir flew into the town of ______ when she finally arrived back in Pakistan to challenge Zia.
(a) Islamanbad.
(b) Karachi.
(c) Lahore.
(d) Larkana.

12. Part of the political opposition Bhutto faced included accusing her husband of ________.
(a) Cheatng on her.
(b) Taking lavish trips.
(c) Embezzlement.
(d) Receiving special favors.

13. On December 11, 1981, Benazir was again taken to a different location this time the city of ________.
(a) Larkana.
(b) Karachi.
(c) Murree.
(d) Islamabad,

14. According to the book only _______ percent of Pakistanis voted during the referendum, partially as a result of Benazir's efforts.
(a) Twenty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Forty.
(d) Ten.

15. During Zia's rule, women could be stoned or jailed simply for being suspected of _______.
(a) Infidelity.
(b) Enjoying sex.
(c) Stealing.
(d) Swearing.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the polls closed in November, the PPP had won several victories. One of them involved winning 92 seats in _________.

2. Bhutto also had to deal with a national illiteracy rate of _______ made more problematic by Muslim men and religious leaders' opposition to education for women.

3. Benazir's brother Mir now lived in Switzerland and had a daughter named ______.

4. For Bhutto, Pakistan was a land of great promise and reached out its _______ in hope.

5. Once Bhutto won the election, she and her family moved to ______.

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