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Malala Exam Questions And Answers
1. Explain at least three examples of how Malala's father broke from tradition before and after
she was born? - Answers✔Put Malala's name on the family treeAsked people to throw dried
fruits, sweets, and coins into her cradleInstead of pushing Malala to get married, he pushed for
her to get an education.
2. Why do so few people in Pakistan celebrate the birth of a baby girl? What is the attitude of
Malala's father toward the birth his daughter? - Answers✔Baby girls normally are frowned
upon because they are simply there to cook and have children, whereas a boy carries on the
name and is allowed to accomplish anything he to desires. For this reason, many don't
celebrate the birth of a girl. However, her father was happy she was born, and he broke many
traditions to celebrate her.
3. After whom is Malala named? Why is this significant? - Answers✔Malalai of Maiwand.
Malalai was a strong warrior who stood up for what she believes in, therefore Malala being
given this name is a slight foreshadowing into the rest of her future, even if her father didn't
know that at the time.
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4. What are society's expectations of girls? What are the attitudes of Malala and her father
about the role of girls in society? - Answers✔Society's expectations of girls is to cook, clean, and
have children. Malala and her father feel that girls should be educated, and that they have
much more meaning to their life than to simply cook and have babies.
5. Before she was shot, did Malala fear for her own life? Why or why not? - Answers✔Malala
did not fear for her life because she repeatedly said ""The Taliban have never come for a small
girl""(Yousafzai 7).
6. Why do you think the KPK is independent? Does this cultural and geographical independence
from the main part of Pakistan mean anything for the rest of Malala's story? - Answers✔SWAT
or KPK was once a part of the British colony (India). When the British gave India their
independence, the KPK went with Pakistan but stayed autonomous politically. This
independence from the main part of Pakistan might show that since she is from an independent
part of the country, Pakistan might not listen to her complaints about education.
7. What did Alexander the Great do when he reached the Swat Valley? - Answers✔He came
into the valley with thousands of elephants and soldiers on his way from afghanistan to the
indus, then built a wooden ramp for catapults and arrows to reach the top of the mountain,
and finally, climbed up the mountain to catch the star of jupiter as a symbol of his power.
8. What are the various religions that have "ruled" the Swat Valley? - Answers✔Buddhist,
Muslim, and Hindu.
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Malala Exam Questions And Answers
1. Explain at least three examples of how Malala's father broke from tradition before and after
she was born? - Answers✔Put Malala's name on the family treeAsked people to throw dried
fruits, sweets, and coins into her cradleInstead of pushing Malala to get married, he pushed for
her to get an education.
2. Why do so few people in Pakistan celebrate the birth of a baby girl? What is the attitude of
Malala's father toward the birth his daughter? - Answers✔Baby girls normally are frowned
upon because they are simply there to cook and have children, whereas a boy carries on the
name and is allowed to accomplish anything he to desires. For this reason, many don't
celebrate the birth of a girl. However, her father was happy she was born, and he broke many
traditions to celebrate her.
3. After whom is Malala named? Why is this significant? - Answers✔Malalai of Maiwand.
Malalai was a strong warrior who stood up for what she believes in, therefore Malala being
given this name is a slight foreshadowing into the rest of her future, even if her father didn't
know that at the time.
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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
4. What are society's expectations of girls? What are the attitudes of Malala and her father
about the role of girls in society? - Answers✔Society's expectations of girls is to cook, clean, and
have children. Malala and her father feel that girls should be educated, and that they have
much more meaning to their life than to simply cook and have babies.
5. Before she was shot, did Malala fear for her own life? Why or why not? - Answers✔Malala
did not fear for her life because she repeatedly said ""The Taliban have never come for a small
girl""(Yousafzai 7).
6. Why do you think the KPK is independent? Does this cultural and geographical independence
from the main part of Pakistan mean anything for the rest of Malala's story? - Answers✔SWAT
or KPK was once a part of the British colony (India). When the British gave India their
independence, the KPK went with Pakistan but stayed autonomous politically. This
independence from the main part of Pakistan might show that since she is from an independent
part of the country, Pakistan might not listen to her complaints about education.
7. What did Alexander the Great do when he reached the Swat Valley? - Answers✔He came
into the valley with thousands of elephants and soldiers on his way from afghanistan to the
indus, then built a wooden ramp for catapults and arrows to reach the top of the mountain,
and finally, climbed up the mountain to catch the star of jupiter as a symbol of his power.
8. What are the various religions that have "ruled" the Swat Valley? - Answers✔Buddhist,
Muslim, and Hindu.
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