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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. 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.

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

3. According to the book, Benazir's father taught her ________, which became a major part of her education.
(a) History.
(b) Economics.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Diplomacy.

4. According to the book, Benazir's mother refused to wear the Islamic _______, a veil that covers up women's faces.
(a) Robe.
(b) Dashiki.
(c) Burqa.
(d) Turban.

5. Benazir's real name was ________. She was called Benazir by her father which meant "without equal".
(a) Mohatarma.
(b) Sanam.
(c) Nusrat.
(d) Mohatma.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the meeting at the United Nations, Benazir's father asked her to meet him in ________ and watch Security Council disputes.

2. The Brigadier General eventually moved Benazir and her mother to _______ in 1980 and kept them under house arrest.

3. Benazir's intelligence and enthusiasm led her tutors to think that she might become an ambassador's assistant to the ________.

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

5. Enemy jailers tried to convince Bhutto to _______, saying that people were deserting her cause.

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. During Benazir's junior year, her father was elected Prime Minister of Pakistan. What is the difference between the role of the Prime Minister and the president?

3. Benazir stated in the book that her mother's marriage to Ali Bhutto was "independent of Muslim tradition". Briefly describe Muslim tradition in terms of marriage.

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

5. What position did Benazir win in the speaking organization that she belonged to at Oxford? Why was it significant?

6. Benazir was eventually accepted to Harvard although the administrators were worried about her. What family was responsible for helping Benazir and how did they help?

7. List the three degrees that Benazir was working on at Oxford.

8. Why was there concern that Ali and Benazir's lives were in danger after Ali held parliamentary elections?

9. In 1967, Ali Bhutto organized his own political party and was subsequently put in jail. What was the name and some of the goals of the party?

10. After Benazir completed her studies at Oxford she returned home and got a job. Who did she receive a job from and what did she do?

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