PHS ENGLISH UNIT 10 - Analyzing Culture
and Literary Elements in I Am Malala
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
▁▂▃▅▆▇ LESSON ONE ▇▆▅▃▂▁ - CORRECT ANSWER -
▃▅▆▇ORGANIZATION AND TEXT STRUCTURES▇▆▅▃
A denouement is ___. - CORRECT ANSWER - the part of a plot that gives the ending of
the story
What purpose would you and others have for reading Malala's autobiography? - CORRECT
ANSWER - to learn about another culture and to read an exciting story
In what section of the book, I Am Malala, does Malala briefly tell most of the plot? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Prologue
Why does Malala's autobiography most likely give a brief plot summary in the beginning? -
CORRECT ANSWER - to create interest in reading as to how and why her problem began
Choose the correct climactic event with which the Prologue ends. - CORRECT
ANSWER - A young man stops the school bus and attacks the students.
In Chapter 1, what historical information does Malala provide? - CORRECT ANSWER -
All of these
In Chapter 2, about what historical information does Malala explain? - CORRECT
ANSWER - She tells about her grandparents and the life of her father and mother before
she was born; and she explains the Russian invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 and the heritage of
the Pashtuns, her family.
, Within the historical explanations of her culture, what does Malala sometimes do? - CORRECT
ANSWER - She mentions details of her life growing up.
Which is the best example of using a time-lapping narrative where an ancient story is told and
the narrator recalls a more recent past in Chapter 1? - CORRECT ANSWER - (The
heroine) Malala was killed under fire, but her words and bravery inspired the men to turn the
battle around ... But my grandfather, who was a religious scholar and village cleric, didn't like
my father giving me that name. "It's a sad name," he said. "It means grief-stricken."
What is the purpose of using a time-lapping narrative in I Am Malala? - CORRECT
ANSWER - to explain the current motivations behind herself and her culture; and to help
readers understand the plot
Malala recalls events where she failed and disappointed her parents. What was the effect? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Malala tries to gain her parents' trust and respect by never stealing
again.
Which custom of the Pashtuns does Malala say is a bad one? - CORRECT ANSWER -
getting revenge or payback for a harm done
Which two types of government are battling for control in Pakistan while Malala is growing up?
- CORRECT ANSWER - a military dictatorship and a democratic one
Who does Malala's father quote in the speech he wrote for her? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Abraham Lincoln
What does Malala learn at the end of Chapter 5? - CORRECT ANSWER - how to lose
gracefully and that she should write her own speeches
With whom is Malala mainly concerned about in this chapter? - CORRECT ANSWER -
poor children who scavenge the dumps just to eat
and Literary Elements in I Am Malala
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
▁▂▃▅▆▇ LESSON ONE ▇▆▅▃▂▁ - CORRECT ANSWER -
▃▅▆▇ORGANIZATION AND TEXT STRUCTURES▇▆▅▃
A denouement is ___. - CORRECT ANSWER - the part of a plot that gives the ending of
the story
What purpose would you and others have for reading Malala's autobiography? - CORRECT
ANSWER - to learn about another culture and to read an exciting story
In what section of the book, I Am Malala, does Malala briefly tell most of the plot? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Prologue
Why does Malala's autobiography most likely give a brief plot summary in the beginning? -
CORRECT ANSWER - to create interest in reading as to how and why her problem began
Choose the correct climactic event with which the Prologue ends. - CORRECT
ANSWER - A young man stops the school bus and attacks the students.
In Chapter 1, what historical information does Malala provide? - CORRECT ANSWER -
All of these
In Chapter 2, about what historical information does Malala explain? - CORRECT
ANSWER - She tells about her grandparents and the life of her father and mother before
she was born; and she explains the Russian invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 and the heritage of
the Pashtuns, her family.
, Within the historical explanations of her culture, what does Malala sometimes do? - CORRECT
ANSWER - She mentions details of her life growing up.
Which is the best example of using a time-lapping narrative where an ancient story is told and
the narrator recalls a more recent past in Chapter 1? - CORRECT ANSWER - (The
heroine) Malala was killed under fire, but her words and bravery inspired the men to turn the
battle around ... But my grandfather, who was a religious scholar and village cleric, didn't like
my father giving me that name. "It's a sad name," he said. "It means grief-stricken."
What is the purpose of using a time-lapping narrative in I Am Malala? - CORRECT
ANSWER - to explain the current motivations behind herself and her culture; and to help
readers understand the plot
Malala recalls events where she failed and disappointed her parents. What was the effect? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Malala tries to gain her parents' trust and respect by never stealing
again.
Which custom of the Pashtuns does Malala say is a bad one? - CORRECT ANSWER -
getting revenge or payback for a harm done
Which two types of government are battling for control in Pakistan while Malala is growing up?
- CORRECT ANSWER - a military dictatorship and a democratic one
Who does Malala's father quote in the speech he wrote for her? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Abraham Lincoln
What does Malala learn at the end of Chapter 5? - CORRECT ANSWER - how to lose
gracefully and that she should write her own speeches
With whom is Malala mainly concerned about in this chapter? - CORRECT ANSWER -
poor children who scavenge the dumps just to eat
