Read thisexcerpt from I Am Malala.

My father is like a falcon, the one whodared to fly where others would not go. And my mother is the one with her feetfirmly planted on the ground.

What centralidea does the evidence in the excerpt BEST support?

Malala’s family finds a letter for her father taped to the gate of the school where her father teaches. Read this excerpt from the letter.

You teach girls and you have a uniform that is un-Islamic. Stopthis or you will be in trouble and your children will weep and cry for you.

What   central idea does the evidence from the letter support?

During the Cultural Revolution, items that suggested middle-class or Western values were not allowed. Which  details from Red Scarf Girl support this idea?

Which sentence BEST summarizes a central idea about power shared by I Am Malala and Red Scarf Girl?

Read these excerpts. Thefirst describes members of the Taliban in I Am Malala. The second describesthe Red Guards in Red Scarf Girl.

They were searching cars for anything theyclaimed was forbidden by Islam. None of us said a word, but I saw my mother’shands shake as she gripped her purse, where the haram items were hidden. They demanded that Mom and Dad openanything that was locked, while we children sat on our beds, staring inparalyzed fascination.

What central idea does the evidence from BOTH passages support?

How is the author’spurpose for writing I Am Malala similar to the author’s purpose forwriting Red Scarf Girl?

Read the sentence fromI Am Malala.

My father, a simple principal, was takingon the two most powerful and dangerous forces in the country.

Which meaning does the word simple conveyin the sentence?

Read the sentence fromRed Scarf Girl.

Without speaking to each other, they split into three groups and chargedtoward our drawers, cabinets, and chests.

Which meaning does the word charged conveyin the sentence?

Cultural Revolution is the period of moving from capitalism to democracy.

Malala met the Taliban for the first time in Shangla.