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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eventually, Benazir's mother was allowed to leave for _______ and Switzerland for medical treatment.
(a) West Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Bangladesh.
(d) East Germany.

2. ________ leaders wanted Benazir to return to Pakistan, but she knew that she was still wanted by the military.
(a) NRA.
(b) PPP.
(c) NPA.
(d) MRD.

3. Bhutto escaped from the celebration ________ but was eventually caught and imprisoned in Karachi.
(a) In a cab.
(b) On foot.
(c) In a friend's car.
(d) On a bike.

4. After her sister's wedding, Benazir wrote a letter to _______, who had tried to see her on the order of the U.S. Government.
(a) Reagan.
(b) Galbraith.
(c) Zia.
(d) Bhutto.

5. The book was written ______ months after Benazir's election as prime minister.
(a) 3.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 15 .

6. Zia held a referendum on whether or not to hold an election. He told voters that if they voted for the election they were voting against _______.
(a) The Brigadier General.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Islam.
(d) Bhutto.

7. Benazir wrote to the ________ while she was under house arrest in Karachi to encourage them to continue resisting the military.
(a) MRD.
(b) NPA.
(c) SFRC.
(d) PPP.

8. Benazir ended up needing ________ to recover from her illness and it took some nine months to recover.
(a) Physical therapy.
(b) Surgery.
(c) Rest.
(d) Medication.

9. Bhutto's sister _______ suggested that Zia did this because Bhutto's first child would be due and he expected her not to campaign.
(a) Sanam.
(b) Nusrat.
(c) Bilawal.
(d) Asif.

10. Bhutto's main political rival was ______ the chief minister of the Punjab province, who argued that she was an ineffective leader.
(a) General Zia.
(b) Nawaz Sharif.
(c) Asif Zardari.
(d) Ghulam Ishaq Khan.

11. Bhutto believed that the Pakistani people owed it to ______ to make the necessary changes in the country to bring about freedom.
(a) Themselves.
(b) Other Nations.
(c) Children.
(d) Ancestors.

12. Benazir's sister married Nasser Hussein by her own free will. The _______ interrupted the ceremony several times.
(a) Police.
(b) Christians.
(c) Army.
(d) PPP.

13. According to the book, the MRD stands for ________.
(a) Monetary Reserve Deficit.
(b) Movement for the Restoration of Defense.
(c) Militia for the Return of Democracy.
(d) Movement to Restore Democracy.

14. For Bhutto, Pakistan was a land of great promise and reached out its _______ in hope.
(a) Heart.
(b) Hands.
(c) Arms.
(d) Feet.

15. After Benazir left Pakistan she met her mother and ______ in the airport in Geneva.
(a) Fathi.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Father.
(d) Sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. In order to stay away from her enemies, Bhutto made _______ separate plans for every trip that she made.

2. After Benazir's mother left for treatment, Benazir was placed under house arrest in _______ for another 14 months.

3. In order to combat the drug problem, Bhutto encouraged farmers of ______ to grow new crops.

4. Part of the political opposition Bhutto faced included accusing her husband of ________.

5. At the end of May, 1988, Zia dissolved ________ and called for free elections in ninety days.

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