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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Benazir's mother was college educated in ________ and drove her own sports car.
2. According to the book, the assembly has 237 members that serve _______ year terms.
3. Benazir's father called the great economist ________ who was an economics professor at Harvard, and asked him to intervene.
4. Benazir studied diplomacy and _______ at Oxford in 1976 at the insistence of her father.
5. In particular, Benazir appreciated the fact that American women could decide not to ________ and have that decision supported.
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. According to the book, Nusrat followed a traditional step for political families in Asia after Ali's arrest. What was it?
5. List and describe the languages that Benazir was required to learn as part of her education.
6. What was Benazir's father found guilty of and what was his sentence?
7. What traditional practices did Benazir hold on to even as she integrated somewhat into American society?
8. Name two of the three countries that made requests to repeal Ali's sentence and the name of Benazir's Oxford friend who helped in the case.
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. What event occurred that caused Benazir to take a break from her political activism?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the role of civil disobedience in the history of politics? What does civil disobedience mean? Is it important? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
What are some of the ways that General Zia used Islam to weaken Bhutto's campaign to be prime minister?
Essay Topic 3
The book was written by Libby Hughes. How might the story have been different if it were written by Benazir herself?
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