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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the book, _________ is the capital of Pakistan and has been since 1959.
(a) Nusrat.
(b) Islamabad.
(c) Karachi.
(d) Murree.

2. Benazir decided to travel to the city where crops were damaged accompanied by her _______.
(a) Sister.
(b) Mother.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Brother.

3. According to the book, Muslim men may have up to four wives. Benazir's mother was the ______ wife.
(a) Fourth.
(b) Second.
(c) Third.
(d) First.

4. Although both Benazir and her father were taken by the general's men, the prime minister was _______ by a judge.
(a) Set free.
(b) Detained.
(c) Sentenced to community service.
(d) Locked up.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Pakistan used to be a part of ______ until August 14th, 1947 when that country gained independence from Britain.

2. In the fall of 1973, Benazir arrived at her new school in _______, and she struggled the first few months.

3. For a period of time Benazir ran the family _______, an unusual position for a woman. However she excelled at it and won the respect of the local men.

4. In 1988, at the young age of ________ Bhutto was elected Prime Minister of Pakistan.

5. Benazir's parents would often leave her and her siblings in the city of ______ Pakistan with a bit of money to take care of their needs.

Short Essay Questions

1. What was strange about the final sentence that was carried out for Ali Bhutto?

2. What was the result of Ali Bhutto's trip to the Untied Nations during the war in 1965?

3. Benazir practiced and developed her speaking skills while at Oxford. To what organization did she belong and what was the topic of her first speech?

4. After completing three years at Oxford with her degrees, Benazir's father insisted she go for more study. How many years of additional study did Benazir complete and which topics did she study?

5. During her Junior year at Harvard, Benazir was able to see a meeting with the Prime Minister of India. What was the name of the prime minister and what was the topic of the meeting?

6. Ali Bhutto had long been a representative of Pakistan and was present for the beginning of the partition. Describe what is meant in the book by the "Partition".

7. What event occurred that caused Benazir to take a break from her political activism?

8. How did Benazir occupy her time as a political prisoner in the desert cell?

9. Benazir made a public relations trip on the behest of her father. Where did she go, who did she travel with, and what was the purpose?

10. List and describe the languages that Benazir was required to learn as part of her education.

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