1st Academic Malala Group 1

30 Questions

Maya’s 8 Questions

1. Do you think there are more people like Malala’s father in Pakistan?
2. Why aren’t girls allowed to write their name on the family tree?
3. Why do you think Malala thought that her friend Safina stole her pink cellphone?
4. Why are girls in general treated poorly?
5. What was Malala’s reaction when she found out that a group of the Taliban was in

Pakistan?
6. Where does the story take place in the prologue.
7. Which friend was Malala talking to in the bus before she was shot.
8. Name 2 minor characters that were part of Malala’s life.

Christian’s 8 Questions

1. Where does Malala go to school and is she supposed go to school?
2. Why does Malala sneak some jewelry out of Safina’s house?
3. Have you experienced something close to the earthquake Malala experienced at her

school for girls?
4. How did the person that shot Malala know that she was Malala? Explain the sequence of

event.
5. Do you and Malala share certain feelings or characteristics about your personality? For

example, you could both be determined.
6. How does Malala’s actions make you feel? Do you feel like you can do something for

your community?
7. What group sought out to kill Malala for her trying to get rights to go to school?
8. How did Malala change throughout the story?

Lily’s 7 Questions

1. What causes the conflicts between Malala and Moniba?
2. What is one of Malala’s personality traits that helped her achieve her goals?
3. What are two to three obstacles that Malala had to overcome?
4. How did Malala overcome these obstacles?
5. How does Malala inspire and influence other people?
6. What do you think Malala learned about herself throughout this book?
7. Did Malala’s story change your thinking? If so, how?

Zoe’s 7 Questions

1. What is the genre of our Book?
2. How does the title relate to the story?
3. What are two problems Malala has to overcome?
4. Is there any foreshadowing in this story?
5. How did Malala affect the lives of other people in her country and all over the world?
6. How does the title relate to the story?
7. Where does this story take place?