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8th Grade Reading

I Am Malala Chapter 1 Comprehension

Question	Answer
What special talents does Malala have?	double jointed; can crack knuckles on fingers and toes at will; can beat someone twice her age at arm wrestling
What doesn’t Malala care for?	green peppers, eggplant, and candy (dark chocolate)
According to Malala what happens when you put milk on your face?	“It smells very bad.”
What town/village does Malala live in?	Mingora: the largest city in the Swat Valley of Northwest Pakistan.
What are Malala's brothers' names?	Khushal - 14 years old and Atal - 10 years old
In thinking of Malala's language, what does the word "Chindakh" mean in English?	frog
What was the code for Safina and Malala so they could talk to each other? What would Malala do? What would Safina do in return?	Two taps; Safina would tap in reply; Malala would slip aside a brick and then they would whisper back and forth.
When Malala suspected Safina of taking her pink toy phone, what did Malala do in return in which her mother was very upset with her?	“took a pair of Safina's earrings, then the next day a necklace.”
What type of code does Malala follow which governs how one lives in a Pashtun way?	Pashtunwali Code
When Malala would tire of listening to the men talk, and she would wander back to the women … what was missing from the women?	head scarves and veils
What did Malala's father tell the relatives that Malala could do in which they thought she was being bold?	Malala will not be required to cover her face.
What custom did Malala's father ignore … but did it anyway because she was the apple of his eye?	Malala was written in blue ink on the family tree.
How many years have gone by before Malala became the first female with her name on the family tree?	300 years
What phrase did Malala use to describe her world?	“The school was my world, and my world was the school.”
Why didn’t families celebrate the birth of girls?	Their culture feels girls are less worthy than boys so families wanted boys.
What does Malala like instead of candy?	cupcakes
What’s Malala’s favorite color?	pink
How many brothers does Malala have? What is her issue with them?	2 (Khushal and Atal) They are annoying.
What do her brothers argue with her about?	TV remote, Cheesy Wotsits, and who is the better student
Who is Safina?	Malala’s neighbor
What happened with Safina?	She stole Malala’s pink toy phone
What did Malala do to get even with Safina?	Stole a pair of her earrings and then a necklace
How did momma feel about what Malala did to Safina?	furious and embarrassed
Who was Malala worried about finding out about what she did to Safina? How did he feel?	Father, her hero. She had made a mistake and mistakes make heroes. Father felt she had punished herself enough.
Where would Malala steal off to when not with the women?	The den with the men to sit at her father's feet.
Why didn’t Malala want to cover her face?	“My face is my identity”
What did Malala like to do at an early age that her father bragged about?	she could read books
What is Malala's father's occupation?	He runs Kabhul School and teaches there.
What was Malala's father's dream that took a lot of money to achieve?	to start a school for girls to attend and learn
Where does Malala spend most of her time growing up?	the school

Created by: kbieber2023

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