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In chapter 14, through watching the show “Ugly Betty”, Malala learns that American women have challenges with equality, too. What does she notice? 

In chapter 18, even though the Swat Valley appears to be at peace, Malala’s father receives a threatening letter. What is threatened?

Which composer from the Realism Era composed The Ride of the Valkyries?

Discuss how the Triple Entente was able to successfully win the First World War.      

Chapter 1 Based on chapter 1, how would you describe Malala’s mother? 

Who authored the Communist Manifesto?

Who authored On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection?

Chapter 4 What natural disaster impacts Mingora and the Swat Valley in October of 2005? 

Chapter 1 A narrative is a story, and a story moves through a sequence of events known as the plot. The first stage of the plot is known as the exposition. In the exposition, the reader is introduced to the setting and characters. The setting is the time and place where the action occurs. This narrative takes place in the early 2000’s.  It is set in Mingora which is in the Swat Valley of Pakistan. According to Malala, what is this area like? 

Chapter 1 Malala has two brothers. Match the children with their position in the family.