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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. Bhutto made an agreement with _______ to build a nuclear power plant.

2. Benazir's other brother ______ lived in the south of France but was not able to come visit her.

3. Benazir wished to continue to oppose Zia from her new location, but found that some Pakistanis were suspicious and she had a fear of _______.

4. Zia also passed strict laws declaring ________ or Islamic law, the supreme law of the land.

5. When the polls closed in November, the PPP had won several victories. One of them involved winning 92 seats in _________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Benazir's election to the post of Prime Minister exceptional?

2. What was General Zia's response to the international pressure that Bhutto was generating?

3. What was the location of the PPP while Benazir was recovering from her surgery out of the country?

4. Why did Benazir finally decide that the time was right to return to Pakistan in 1986?

5. In the beginning of Chapter 6, Benazir was allowed to visit her mother who was ill. What illness was she thought to have had?

6. What were some of the strategies that were employed to help Pakistan's economic situation?

7. Why was Nusrat eventually allowed to leave her captivity and go to Europe for treatment?

8. To whom was Bhutto's ideals and government dedicated to?

9. While Benazir was touring in Europe to promote the restoration of democracy a change happened in Pakistan, but Bhutto didn't trust Zia. What was the change?

10. Who were Benazir's two main rivals in how she was running the country?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What challenges to her leadership did Bhutto face from the military? What were their concerns? Were any of their concerns justified? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The book was written by Libby Hughes. How might the story have been different if it were written by Benazir herself?

Essay Topic 3

Benazir faced several challenges both personally and professionally due to her Muslim heritage. What might have been different for her after 9/11? What would have been the same?

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