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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Benazir acclimatized quickly to her surroundings and began to join several organizations including ________.
(a) Harvard Intellectuals.
(b) Harvard Rowers.
(c) Harvard Crimson.
(d) Harvard Assembly.

2. According to the book, Benazir's mother refused to wear the Islamic _______, a veil that covers up women's faces.
(a) Robe.
(b) Burqa.
(c) Dashiki.
(d) Turban.

3. Benazir graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard after which her father suggested that she attend ________.
(a) Yale.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Stanford.
(d) Cornell.

4. Benazir originally struggled with the dirty appearance of Americans, but eventually began to wear ______ and sweatshirts.
(a) Shorts.
(b) Skirts.
(c) Blue jeans.
(d) Slacks.

5. As a result of the political turmoil and danger to the family, Benazir's brothers were hiding in ________.
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Iran.
(c) India.
(d) Iraq.

6. Benazir asked for legal help from _______ to defend her father against the death penalty.
(a) Victoria Galbraith.
(b) Anne Fadiman.
(c) Victoria Schofield.
(d) Ayub Khan.

7. The book suggests that watching her siblings helped Benazir to develop skills necessary for _______.
(a) Religious leadership.
(b) Managing money.
(c) Leading people.
(d) Giving orders.

8. The winter of his election, Benazir's father flew to the United Nations to challenge ________ military attack against Pakistan.
(a) India's.
(b) Afghanistan's.
(c) Iraq's.
(d) Iran's.

9. According to the book, all of the following countries except ________ border the nation of Pakistan.
(a) Iraq.
(b) India.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Iran.

10. Benazir's intelligence and enthusiasm led her tutors to think that she might become an ambassador's assistant to the ________.
(a) United Nations.
(b) Secretary of State.
(c) President.
(d) League of Nations.

11. The separation of these two countries was known as the partition and Benazir's father, _______ was a representative of Pakistan for the United Nations at that time.
(a) Mir.
(b) Nusrat.
(c) Ali.
(d) Shah.

12. The names of Benazir's siblings included all of the following except ______.
(a) Sanam.
(b) Mohatarma.
(c) Mir.
(d) Shah.

13. The meeting of the two prime ministers happened in 1972 and was focused on who should own ________.
(a) Karachi.
(b) Kashmir.
(c) Calcutta.
(d) Murree.

14. The Brigadier General threatened to punish people by law for breaking ______ religious rules.
(a) Jewish.
(b) Hindu.
(c) Islamic.
(d) Christian.

15. In 1977, Benazir was the first _______ or non-British person elected president of the Oxford Society to which she belonged.
(a) Woman.
(b) Person of color.
(c) Person under 40.
(d) Muslim.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a condition of their house arrest, the Bhuttos could not do all of the following except ______.

2. In jail, Benazir turned _______ years old and hoped for a miracle every day.

3. Partially as a result of the interventions orchestrated by her father, Benazir was accepted to Radcliffe in _______.

4. The prime minister was eventually put in jail by the army. His wife ________ ran a campaign to replace him as prime minister.

5. According to the book, Benazir Bhutto would be placed in charge of her ______ younger siblings

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