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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. There was some concern after the election that Benazir and her father ______ were in physical danger.
(a) Ali.
(b) Shah.
(c) Nusrat.
(d) Mir.

2. Benazir graduated from Oxford after ________ years of study. However her father wanted her to continue her studies.
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

3. Partially as a result of the interventions orchestrated by her father, Benazir was accepted to Radcliffe in _______.
(a) 1969.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1975.

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

5. According to the book, Benazir used her education in _______ at Oxford and her father's legal advice to make a case against her detention.
(a) Politics.
(b) Law.
(c) Economics.
(d) Biology.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her junior year at Harvard, Benazir was able to see a meeting between her father and prime minister _______ of India.

2. In 1973 Benazir was able to see a meeting in the United States between her father and ________, who was then Secretary of State.

3. During Benazir's ________ year at college, her father held a free election and was elected prime minister.

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

5. The winter of his election, Benazir's father flew to the United Nations to challenge ________ military attack against Pakistan.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. 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?

5. After becoming more comfortable with her surroundings, Benazir became more outgoing. What are some of the activities she participated in while at Harvard?

6. 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?

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

8. 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?

9. 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.

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

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