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?
Based on "Pakistan’s Malala,” which best states why blogging was an effective and useful way for Malala to share her experiences?
Which excerpt from “Pakistan’s Malala” helps explain how setting shaped Malala’s father’s point of view?
Read the excerpt from “Pakistan’s Malala.”"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."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."Which excerpt best shows the relationship between the setting and Malala’s father, Ziauddin Yousufzai?
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?
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?
Which detail from “Pakistan’s Malala” best expresses how the setting influenced the residents of Swat Valley?
Which excerpt from “Pakistan’s Malala” shows Malala’s viewpoint?
Read the excerpt from “Pakistan’s Malala.”But what do you do when you're 11? You go to the playground and you play, so that's what they did.Some of the girls said they thought everything would work out. They'd be back, they said.Malala wanted to be hopeful, too. But before she left, she turned around and took one long look at the building.Malala was right about the edict and what it meant.After January 2009, she was forced to stay at home and read books, Ellick said.Eventually she was moved around the country where she attended ad-hoc schools.How did the setting of Malala’s education change after the Taliban took over Swat Valley?
Read the excerpt from "Pakistan’s Malala.”Malala looks the same today at 14, as she did at 11, like a child. But with each interview she gave to Pakistani and international reporters between 2009 and 2012, she sounded more like an adult.Based on this excerpt, how did the interviews affect Malala?
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