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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. When the two opposing political parties joined in an effort to defeat the brigadier general, they formed a third party known as _______.
(a) PPP.
(b) PNA.
(c) POW.
(d) MRD.

2. The Brigadier General _______ when it became clear that the people still strongly favored the former prime minister's party.
(a) Assumed control of the government.
(b) Cancelled the election.
(c) Killed protestors.
(d) Attempted to assasinate Benazir.

3. Benazir's father held elections in ________ instead of August so that he could get to work on his campaign to secure rights in the foreign and civil service.
(a) November.
(b) June.
(c) March.
(d) December.

4. Leaving Pakistan was difficult for Benazir, so her ______ came to be with her in America and help her settle in.
(a) Sister.
(b) Father.
(c) Mother.
(d) Brother.

5. 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.
(a) Farm.
(b) Business.
(c) Mercantile.
(d) Politics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Benazir befriended several of the girls who were near her room including ________, who helped her to learn how to answer the telephone.

2. Benazir's real name was ________. She was called Benazir by her father which meant "without equal".

3. As a result of the political turmoil and danger to the family, Benazir's brothers were hiding in ________.

4. Benazir was placed in a private ______ school in which she learned several languages including English.

5. As a consequence for talking openly about the general, five men with _______ arrived to take the prime minister into custody again.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to the book, Nusrat followed a traditional step for political families in Asia after Ali's arrest. What was it?

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

5. Provide at least 2 of the countries the border Pakistan and describe the relationship Pakistan had with at least one of those countries.

6. What was one of the ways that General Zia limited the freedom of the press in an effort to draw attention away from the Bhuttos?

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

8. Why did Benazir have to spend some time managing the family's land holdings?

9. What traditional practices did Benazir hold on to even as she integrated somewhat into American society?

10. East Pakistan became a new country shortly after Ali Bhutto's trip to the UN. What is the name of the new country and what were the circumstances which led to it being a new country?

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