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Which excerpt from the article “Pakistan’s Malala” best describes Malala’s relationship with her father?

A
“He knew it meant his daughter's education would come to an end.”
B
“He knew he would have to close one of the private schools he ran for girls.”
C
“In January 2009, Malala and her father sat in their living room drinking tea and eating beef and curry stew.”
D
“In the family's living room in 2009, Yousufzai lovingly put his palm atop his daughter's head.”
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Read the excerpt from “Pakistan’s Malala.”Why do you risk your life to raise your voice? a reporter asked her.In perfect English, she answered that her people need her."I shall raise my voice," she insisted."If I didn't do it, who would?" she said.Girls who are scared should fight their fear, she said.Which statement best explains Malala’s viewpoint in this excerpt?

A
She believes that she has a responsibility to stand up for the right to an education.
B
She does not think that girls should risk their lives standing up for the right to an education.
C
She is reluctant to stand up for her right to an education, because others remain silent.
D
She thinks that she is the only one capable of standing up for the right to an education.
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Read the excerpt from “Pakistan’s Malala.”But this was not how Malala decided she would live. With the encouragement of her father, she began believing that she was stronger than the things that scared her."The Taliban have repeatedly targeted schools in Swat," she wrote in an extraordinary blog when she was empowered to share her voice with the world by the BBC.She was writing around the time the Taliban issued a formal edict in January 2009 banning all girls from schools. On the blog, she praised her father, who was operating one of the few schools that would go on to defy that order.Which sentence best expresses Malala’s viewpoint?

A
“[S]he was empowered to share her voice with the world by the BBC.”
B
“The Taliban have repeatedly targeted schools in Swat,” she wrote. . . .
C
“She was writing around the time the Taliban issued a formal edict. . . .”
D
“[S]he began believing that she was stronger than the things that scared her.”
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Which detail from “Pakistan’s Malala” best expresses how the setting influenced the residents of Swat Valley?

A
“Parents kept their daughters home to protect them.”
B
“Girls who are scared should fight their fear, she said.”
C
“You go to the playground and you play, so that's what they did.”
D
“The Taliban would come for her again if she managed to survive. . . .”
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Which excerpt from “Pakistan’s Malala” helps explain how setting shaped Malala’s father’s point of view?

A
“"My father said that some days ago someone brought the printout of this diary saying how wonderful it was. . . ."
B
“Ellick spent months with the father and daughter and formed a deep friendship with them.”
C
“In January 2009, Malala and her father sat in their living room drinking tea and eating beef and curry stew.”
D
“Yousufzai grew up in the Swat area with little access to educational resources. . . .”
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Which excerpt from “Pakistan’s Malala” shows Malala’s viewpoint?

A
"I have the right of education," she said in a 2011 interview with CNN. "I have the right to play. I have the right to sing.”
B
“She loves school, homework. Whenever she would meet me she had a bookbag full of books.”
C
“In her BBC blog, Malala wrote on the eve of the edict that she had just ended her routine winter break from school.”
D
“Malala wondered on her blog if she should adopt a pen name – Gul Makai.”
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Based on "Pakistan’s Malala,” which best states why blogging was an effective and useful way for Malala to share her experiences?

A
It allowed Malala to continue her education in a different way while still living in Swat.
B
It allowed Malala to share what she was facing in Swat with a select few individuals.
C
It allowed Malala to keep a log of her whereabouts so people outside Swat could know where she would be speaking.
D
It allowed Malala to share what was going on in Swat with an audience across the globe.
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Read the excerpt from “Pakistan’s Malala.”On the blog, she praised her father, who was operating one of the few schools that would go on to defy that order."My father said that some days ago someone brought the printout of this diary saying how wonderful it was," Malala wrote. "My father said that he smiled, but could not even say that it was written by his daughter."Now that active and imaginative mind could be gone.Which sentence best reflects Ziauddin Yousufzai’s view of his daughter’s writing?

A
“On the blog, she praised her father, who was operating one of the few schools. . . .”
B
“My father said that some days ago someone brought the printout of this diary saying how wonderful it was,” Malala wrote.
C
"My father said that he smiled, but could not even say that it was written by his daughter."
D
“Now that active and imaginative mind could be gone.”
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Read the excerpt from “Pakistan’s Malala.”"Ziauddin had a revolutionary zeal and deep commitment to education," Ellick said this week. "This charming little girl, she is a mini-version of him in many ways. She loves school, homework. Whenever she would meet me she had a bookbag full of books.""She didn't have that idealistic activist attitude when she's 10 and 11, because who does?" Ellick said. "Her situation demanded that she grow up before she should have. She caught his contagious commitment and idealism."Which detail best reflects how living in the Taliban-ruled Swat Valley affected Malala?

A
“Her situation demanded that she grow up before she should have.”
B
“She didn't have that idealistic activist attitude when she's 10 and 11. . . .”
C
“This charming little girl, she is a mini-version of him in many ways.”
D
“Whenever she would meet me she had a bookbag full of books.”
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Read the excerpt from "Pakistan’s Malala.”In 2010 she met with U.S. Special Envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke.Ellick remembers being with Malala in a coffee shop after the meeting."She said, 'I want to get ice cream . . . I love vanilla ice cream,'" Ellick recalled. "Here is this girl that can go from being at a negotiating table, a high-level diplomatic meeting, but she also wanted ice cream."Ellick remembered another time when they were out shopping in Islamabad, having fun and hunting for English language books and DVDs."I was disappointed that she wanted some trashy American sitcoms," Ellick laughs. "I kept telling myself, 'I know you want her to want to watch a documentary about Sierra Leone but she is just a girl.'"Which statement best describes reporter Adam Ellick’s viewpoint?

A
Malala is wise beyond her years and should not waste time on pop culture or television.
B
Malala displays the characteristics of both a capable activist and a bright young girl.
C
Malala should not attend diplomatic meetings because she is a young girl.
D
Malala should focus on the joys of childhood instead of difficult and dangerous adult issues.

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