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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. Who was the Muslim chaplain that greeted Malala when she awoke from the coma in Chapter 23: “The Girl Shot in the Head, Birmingham”?
2. What language did Malala's blog for the BBC appear in?
3. Who was the head of military operations in Swat that visited Ziauddin and reported on Malala's condition in Chapter 23: “The Girl Shot in the Head, Birmingham”?
4. What hospital was Malala taken to in Peshawar in Chapter 21: “God, I Entrust Her to You”?
5. What is the name of the political party that Altaf Hussain led in 2012?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Malala describe her return to the school and classes in Chapter 16: “The Valley of Sorrows”?
2. How does Malala describe her filming for the New York Times in Chapter 13: “The Diary of Gul Makai”?
3. How does Malala describe her family's return home in Chapter 16: “The Valley of Sorrows”? How long had they been away?
4. When did the monsoons hit Malala's valley in Chapter 16: “The Valley of Sorrows”? What caused the monsoons?
5. What "omens" foreshadowed the attack on Malala in Chapter 20: “Who Is Malala?”
6. Why was Malala unaccompanied by her brother when she was shot in Chapter 20: “Who Is Malala?”
7. What did Ziauddin encounter when he arrived at the hospital in Chapter 21: “God, I Entrust Her to You”?
8. How does Malala describe the Pakistani response to the news of the U.S. assassination of Osama bin Laden in Chapter 17: “Praying to Be Tall”?
9. What secret was Malala forced to keep in Chapter 13: “The Diary of Gul Makai”? Why?
10. How did Malala's father respond when he discovered Malala's life was threatened in Chapter 18: “The Woman and the Sea”? How did Malala respond?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss Malala’s mother in the narrative. Why did Malala’s mother stop attending school? What caused her to later regret this decision? How did Malala’s mother and father meet? How would you characterize the relationship between Malala’s mother and father?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of education and its importance to society as illustrated in I Am Malala. What does education signify to Ziauddin? What does it represent to Malala? How would you correlate the concepts of education and freedom? How many girls are allowed an education in Pakistan today?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the narrative style of I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up For Education and Was Shot by the Taliban. Does Malala relate her life story from a first or third person narrator? Why do you think she makes this choice? Does the narrative perspective in the book change or does it remain the same throughout? Is Malala’s story told from a present-tense or past-tense perspective? What impact do each of these choices have on the reader?
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