Chapter 11-14
Who is Gul Makai?
Malala!
What did Malala hide when her and her family had to leave Swat and go to Shangla?
Malala Prayed to be what?
A. Shorter
B. Taller
C. Prettier
D. Smarter
B. Taller
What does cricket mean?
Sport with a flat bat
Why did the taliban say that Malala should not go to school?
She is a girl
Malala and her family were considered Internally displaced persons when they had to go to Shangla. What does this mean?
They were refugees leaving their home beacue of war.
What position was Malala given at the District child Assembly in Swat?
Speaker
Chief of Staff
Authoritative Bishop
President
1. Speaker
What is a shalwar Kamiz?
Shirt and pants
Malala watched Ugly Betty to learn what?
How to speak English
What was different between Malala's school in Swat compared to Shangla?
They went to school with boys, all the other girls wore burkas, the teacher whacked Malala's fingers for being late.
July 12 1997
What does Jani mean?
Dad
What did Malala and her freinds do on the last day of school?
Play their favorite childhood games
What happened to Malala on her birthday?
Everyone forgot her birthday :(
How is Malala being brave in this section?
She is speaking out in public- TV and news- for girls education
“When l got to school that morning, l was more elated than ever to walk through the gate. Madam Maryam was waiting there for us, giving each girl a hug and telling us we were brave. She was brave, too, of course; she was taking a big risk being there. Girls like us might be reprimanded. A grown woman could be beaten. Or killed. “This secret school,” she said, “is our silent protest.””
What does Maraym Maraym mean when she says, “This secret school is our silent protest”?
This is their way of going against the Taliban and standing up for what they believe in.
Malala and her friends had a plan for when they attended secret school. What was that plan:
To pretend they were in grade 5 (age 10) and wear a normal shalwar and kamis not their uniform
After they returned to Swat, what did the letter that Malala and her father found at the school say?
The attack on the taliban was their fault
When Malala was recieving many awards what did her classmates do for her?
Threw her a surpise party
“After the interview, a friend of my father’s asked him, “How old is Malala?” When my father told him l was eleven, he was shocked. She is pakha jenai, he said, wise beyond her years. Then he asked, “How did she get that way?” My father said, “Circumstances have made her so.””
What does Malala’s dad mean when he says “Circumstances have made her so”?
Living in Pakistan during the war has forced Malala to grow up quickly.