Culture and Literary Elements in I Am
Malala (Lessons 1-3 & Quiz 1)
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▁▂▃▅▆▇ LESSON ONE ▇▆▅▃▂▁ - ✔✔▃▅▆▇ORGANIZATION AND TEXT
STRUCTURES▇▆▅▃
A denouement is ___. - ✔✔the part of a plot that gives the ending of the story
What purpose would you and others have for reading Malala's autobiography? - ✔✔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? -
✔✔Prologue
Why does Malala's autobiography most likely give a brief plot summary in the
beginning? - ✔✔to create interest in reading as to how and why her problem began
Choose the correct climactic event with which the Prologue ends. - ✔✔A young man
stops the school bus and attacks the students.
In Chapter 1, what historical information does Malala provide? - ✔✔All of these
In Chapter 2, about what historical information does Malala explain? - ✔✔She tells
about her grandparents and the life of her father and mother before she was born; and
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, 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? -
✔✔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? - ✔✔(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? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔getting revenge or
payback for a harm done
Which two types of government are battling for control in Pakistan while Malala is
growing up? - ✔✔a military dictatorship and a democratic one
Who does Malala's father quote in the speech he wrote for her? - ✔✔Abraham Lincoln
What does Malala learn at the end of Chapter 5? - ✔✔how to lose gracefully and that
she should write her own speeches
With whom is Malala mainly concerned about in this chapter? - ✔✔poor children who
scavenge the dumps just to eat
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