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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bhutto escaped from the celebration ________ but was eventually caught and imprisoned in Karachi.
(a) On foot.
(b) On a bike.
(c) In a friend's car.
(d) In a cab.

2. The U.S. president became angry at the mention of political prisoners and stated that ________ was living under great conditions.
(a) Sanam.
(b) Mir.
(c) Shah.
(d) Benazir.

3. After Benazir left Pakistan she met her mother and ______ in the airport in Geneva.
(a) Father.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Fathi.
(d) Sister.

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

5. For Bhutto, Pakistan was a land of great promise and reached out its _______ in hope.
(a) Arms.
(b) Hands.
(c) Feet.
(d) Heart.

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) Elliot Abrams.
(c) Nasser Hussein.
(d) Peter Galbraith.

7. Benazir wanted to stay with her family in Geneva, but she had to go to ______ for medical treatment.
(a) Stockholm.
(b) Berlin.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

8. 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.
(a) 40%.
(b) 35%.
(c) 65%.
(d) 74%.

9. Bhutto made an agreement with _______ to build a nuclear power plant.
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Iran.
(c) India.
(d) China.

10. According to the book, Pakistan's relationship with ________ was strained while the Soviets occupied it.
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Kazakhstan.
(c) Turkmenistan.
(d) India.

11. Once Bhutto won the election, she and her family moved to ______.
(a) Karachi.
(b) Bakhataway.
(c) Islamabad.
(d) Kashmir.

12. According to the book, the MRD stands for ________.
(a) Movement for the Restoration of Defense.
(b) Militia for the Return of Democracy.
(c) Movement to Restore Democracy.
(d) Monetary Reserve Deficit.

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

14. Benazir provided information on the treatment of political prisoners in Pakistan to ________.
(a) The American Red Cross.
(b) Unicef.
(c) Amnesty International.
(d) The United Nations.

15. Due to tensions that arose after the death of Shah, Mir and his wife _______ separated.
(a) Rehana.
(b) Sanam.
(c) Sassi.
(d) Fauzia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Drug trafficking was a major problem for Bhutto's new democracy. At that time nearly ________ Pakastanis were thought to be heroin addicts.

2. Bhutto's child was named _______ which meant "one without equal".

3. Benazir's sister _______ was scheduled to be married on September 8th, 1981. Benazir received permission to go to the wedding.

4. In order to improve trade and foreign relations, Pakistan joined the ______ Commonwealth.

5. Benazir was eventually allowed to go to _______ in Europe for medical attention.

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