I Am Malala Study Guide: Chapters 1-4, I
Am Malala UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Why is it a gloomy day for Pashtun's when a daughter is born? - CORRECT ANSWER -a
girl's role in life is to make the food and give birth to children
What is the code of Pashtunwalki? - CORRECT ANSWER - the way to give hospitality to
all guests
Malala was named after Malalai, a great heroine of Afghanistan. Explain Malalai's significance. -
CORRECT ANSWER - she was killed by a group of enemy soldiers, but her words spoken
up to the enemy gave the good soldiers strength and the continued to fight until the end
How does Malala describe her home, Swat (Mingora)? - CORRECT ANSWER -
"WELCOME TO PARADISE"
Why are Malala's parents unlike most others in Pakistan? - CORRECT ANSWER - their
marriage was an arranged marriage
Why does Malala give a brief review of the Swat valley's history? - CORRECT
ANSWER - to give the reader some imagery of what she had seen before she was shot
Baba starts calling his son, Malala's father, a falcon. Why is this both a compliment and a put-
down? - CORRECT ANSWER - they are fierce, but they also kill
Even while growing up, Malala contemplates her freedom, as a female. Why? - CORRECT
ANSWER - men have their freedom to do whatever they want
, Malala's father explained that the idea of jihad was so strongly encouraged at one point that
textbooks were...? - CORRECT ANSWER - they were donated donated to the United
States
Why did Malala's mother stop going to school? - CORRECT ANSWER - because she
thought there was no point on going just to end cooking, cleaning, and bringing up children
What does Malala's father say is the root of all Pakistan's problems? - CORRECT
ANSWER - the lack of education
Why were people optimistic after Benazir Bhutto was elected as the prime minister? -
CORRECT ANSWER - student organizations which had been banned under Zia became
very active
In 1989 when the book "The Satanic Verses" by Salman Rushdie caused such a stir in the Islamic
world, how did Malala's father respond? - CORRECT ANSWER - he responded with: "Is
Islam such a weak religion that is cannot tolerate a book written against it? Not my Islam!"
Just as Malala changed her father's life, what happened in the world that changed Malala's? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 9/11
When Malala and her family visit their relatives in the village, her cousins make fun of her.
Why? - CORRECT ANSWER - for her city ways
When Malala questions the customs of culture, especially those that govern women, why does
her father tell her to be thankful? - CORRECT ANSWER - because the year before she
was born, a group called the Taliban led by a mullah had taken over the country and was burning
girls' schools
16 - CORRECT ANSWER - How old was Malala when she delivered her speech at the
United Nations?
Am Malala UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Why is it a gloomy day for Pashtun's when a daughter is born? - CORRECT ANSWER -a
girl's role in life is to make the food and give birth to children
What is the code of Pashtunwalki? - CORRECT ANSWER - the way to give hospitality to
all guests
Malala was named after Malalai, a great heroine of Afghanistan. Explain Malalai's significance. -
CORRECT ANSWER - she was killed by a group of enemy soldiers, but her words spoken
up to the enemy gave the good soldiers strength and the continued to fight until the end
How does Malala describe her home, Swat (Mingora)? - CORRECT ANSWER -
"WELCOME TO PARADISE"
Why are Malala's parents unlike most others in Pakistan? - CORRECT ANSWER - their
marriage was an arranged marriage
Why does Malala give a brief review of the Swat valley's history? - CORRECT
ANSWER - to give the reader some imagery of what she had seen before she was shot
Baba starts calling his son, Malala's father, a falcon. Why is this both a compliment and a put-
down? - CORRECT ANSWER - they are fierce, but they also kill
Even while growing up, Malala contemplates her freedom, as a female. Why? - CORRECT
ANSWER - men have their freedom to do whatever they want
, Malala's father explained that the idea of jihad was so strongly encouraged at one point that
textbooks were...? - CORRECT ANSWER - they were donated donated to the United
States
Why did Malala's mother stop going to school? - CORRECT ANSWER - because she
thought there was no point on going just to end cooking, cleaning, and bringing up children
What does Malala's father say is the root of all Pakistan's problems? - CORRECT
ANSWER - the lack of education
Why were people optimistic after Benazir Bhutto was elected as the prime minister? -
CORRECT ANSWER - student organizations which had been banned under Zia became
very active
In 1989 when the book "The Satanic Verses" by Salman Rushdie caused such a stir in the Islamic
world, how did Malala's father respond? - CORRECT ANSWER - he responded with: "Is
Islam such a weak religion that is cannot tolerate a book written against it? Not my Islam!"
Just as Malala changed her father's life, what happened in the world that changed Malala's? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 9/11
When Malala and her family visit their relatives in the village, her cousins make fun of her.
Why? - CORRECT ANSWER - for her city ways
When Malala questions the customs of culture, especially those that govern women, why does
her father tell her to be thankful? - CORRECT ANSWER - because the year before she
was born, a group called the Taliban led by a mullah had taken over the country and was burning
girls' schools
16 - CORRECT ANSWER - How old was Malala when she delivered her speech at the
United Nations?
