Ms.

Shutt’s English II
He Named Me Malala​ Viewing Guide
Name: __________________________________ Date: ___________ Pd: __

He Named Me Malala​ (2015), dir. Davis Guggenheim

1. Why include the animated folktale at the beginning of the film?

2. What was Malala’s first question when she woke up from her coma?

3. How does Malala say her life would be different if she were from an “ordinary” or
conservative family?

4. Who attacked Malala?

5. Malala’s family lived 100 miles from the Pakistani capital, ____________________

6. Currently, Malala’s family lives in ________________________

7. Malala’s father founded his own ___________________ and was a ___________________

8. Many women from Swat Valley (Malala’s home) are ______________________, which
means they cannot read or write.

9. Malala believes her mother is not independent or free because she is not ___________

10. Why did the Taliban burn books, DVDs and CDs?

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Ms. Shutt’s English II
He Named Me Malala​ Viewing Guide
Name: __________________________________ Date: ___________ Pd: __

11. How does Malala’s father say marriage different in America and Pakistan?

12. How old is Malala? ______

13. Malala’s father says it was not a person, but an _____________________ that shot her

14. Malala says the Taliban were not about faith, but instead about ______________

15. Malala’s father has a _____________, which is a type of speech impediment

16. What is the average age of Nobel Peace Prize nominees?

17. The Taliban believes any type of education aside from ____________ education is
unnecessary for women

18. Why do some Pakistani people resent Malala?

19. Why did the Taliban attack Malala?