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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. On March 7, 1981, the brigadier general arrested ______ and six thousand MRD supporters.

2. Benazir took part in demonstrations against the war in Vietnam and was also attracted to the _______ movement in the United States.

3. Pakistan used to be a part of ______ until August 14th, 1947 when that country gained independence from Britain.

4. The book describes an incident in which Benazir Bhutto encountered racial prejudice at the _______ airport.

5. The winter of his election, Benazir's father flew to the United Nations to challenge ________ military attack against Pakistan.

Short Essay Questions

1. List the three degrees that Benazir was working on at Oxford.

2. In 1967, Ali Bhutto organized his own political party and was subsequently put in jail. What was the name and some of the goals of the party?

3. After completing three years at Oxford with her degrees, Benazir's father insisted she go for more study. How many years of additional study did Benazir complete and which topics did she study?

4. Benazir practiced and developed her speaking skills while at Oxford. To what organization did she belong and what was the topic of her first speech?

5. After Benazir completed her studies at Oxford she returned home and got a job. Who did she receive a job from and what did she do?

6. Why did Benazir have to spend some time managing the family's land holdings?

7. During her Junior year at Harvard, Benazir was able to see a meeting with the Prime Minister of India. What was the name of the prime minister and what was the topic of the meeting?

8. How did Benazir occupy her time as a political prisoner in the desert cell?

9. What was Benazir's father found guilty of and what was his sentence?

10. Why was there concern that Ali and Benazir's lives were in danger after Ali held parliamentary elections?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write about the rise of Ali Bhutto and the PPP from the perspective of Brigadier General Zia. What ideas of Bhutto's were the most dangerous? How was General Zia fulfilling his ideas of leadership for the country? What were his fears?

Essay Topic 2

How would the story of imprisonment and illness be different if told from Nusrat's perspective? From Benazir's perspective?

Essay Topic 3

East Pakistan became a new country shortly after Ali Bhutto's trip to the UN to protest India's aggression. What is the name of the new country and what were the circumstances surrounding its creation?

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