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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. The book suggests that watching her siblings helped Benazir to develop skills necessary for _______.

2. In 1977, Benazir was the first _______ or non-British person elected president of the Oxford Society to which she belonged.

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

4. During her time in jail, Benazir wrote in a _______ tracking her experiences. Her jailers hid the notes for safekeeping.

5. The Pakistani newspapers accused Mir and Shah of running a secret organization know as ________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did the Pakistani newspapers accuse Benazir's brothers of?

3. 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?

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

5. 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.

6. 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?

7. 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?

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

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

10. What was Benazir's father found guilty of and what was his sentence?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

If General Zia had not died unexpectedly would Benazir still have won the election? Why or why not? What issues would have been important in determining the election?

Essay Topic 2

Benazir's mother was college educated, refused to wear the burqa, and drove her own car. How was Benazir influenced by her mother's attitudes? How might Benazir's life have been different if her mother was a more traditional Muslim woman?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the ways that General Zia used Islam to weaken Bhutto's campaign to be prime minister?

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