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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1980, Ronald Reagan defeated _______ to become the next president of the United States.
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Jimmy Carter.
(c) Walter Mondale.
(d) Geraldine Ferraro.

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

3. According to the book, Benazir's mother seemed to have ________ or lung cancer and Benazir was eventually allowed to visit her briefly.
(a) AIDS.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Cholera.

4. Bhutto's sister _______ suggested that Zia did this because Bhutto's first child would be due and he expected her not to campaign.
(a) Sanam.
(b) Asif.
(c) Bilawal.
(d) Nusrat.

5. Shah and his wife _______ were living in Cannes. Benazir received a call from his wife stating that Shah had accidentally taken poison.
(a) Sanam.
(b) Sassi.
(c) Rehana.
(d) Zia.

6. At the end of May, 1988, Zia dissolved ________ and called for free elections in ninety days.
(a) The Reichstag.
(b) Parliament.
(c) The Senate.
(d) Congress.

7. ________ leaders wanted Benazir to return to Pakistan, but she knew that she was still wanted by the military.
(a) PPP.
(b) NPA.
(c) NRA.
(d) MRD.

8. Benazir wished to continue to oppose Zia from her new location, but found that some Pakistanis were suspicious and she had a fear of _______.
(a) Crowds.
(b) Water.
(c) Heights.
(d) Bridges.

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

10. People believed that all of the following except ________, were possible explanations for the crash.
(a) Tampering by the Soviets.
(b) An act of God.
(c) Mechanical error.
(d) Tampering by the Chinese.

11. After her sister's wedding, Benazir wrote a letter to _______, who had tried to see her on the order of the U.S. Government.
(a) Zia.
(b) Galbraith.
(c) Reagan.
(d) Bhutto.

12. On January 25, 1990, Bhutto gave birth to her daughter _______, meaning "full of hope" in Sindhi.
(a) Mohatarma.
(b) Sanam.
(c) Bakhataway.
(d) Nusrat.

13. Benazir wrote to the ________ while she was under house arrest in Karachi to encourage them to continue resisting the military.
(a) MRD.
(b) SFRC.
(c) PPP.
(d) NPA.

14. Bhutto promised to _______ of the United States not to become a nuclear power in exchange for military and economic aid.
(a) Bill Clinton.
(b) George Bush.
(c) Ronald Reagan.
(d) Jimmy Carter.

15. When the polls closed in November, the PPP had won several victories. One of them involved winning 92 seats in _________.
(a) The Congress.
(b) The National Assembly.
(c) The Regional Assembly.
(d) The Senate.

Short Answer Questions

1. _______ visited Pakistan in 1982, and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee challenged him with reports of abuse of political prisoners.

2. Bhutto made an agreement with _______ to build a nuclear power plant.

3. Pakistan also struggled with drug problems during Zia's government particularly ______.

4. Benazir wanted to stay with her family in Geneva, but she had to go to ______ for medical treatment.

5. During Ronald Reagan's presidency, the United States began to send money to Pakistan to prevent _______ forces from getting to the border.

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