Question

Read the excerpt from "Pakistan’s Malala." Malala wondered on her blog if she should adopt a pen name – Gul Makai. Meaning corn flower in Urdu, the native language of the region, Gul Makai is a name taken from a character in a Pashtun folk story. It's not well known, but Pashtun experts say the story is a kind of Romeo and Juliet tale. It's a sweet love story laced with tragedy. Based on this excerpt, writing a blog about her experiences allowed Malala to share the locations of secret schools. discuss her opinions on literature. limit who could view her writing. keep her identity a secret if she wanted.

Answer 1

Answer:

Based on this excerpt, writing a blog about her experiences allowed Malala to keep her identity a secret if she wanted.

Explanation:

"Pakistan's Malala" by Ashley Fantz is an article based on Malala who was shot at and almost killed by the Taliban for her activist work. She became the youngest to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

As seen in the given excerpt, the article states how Malala wants to write a blog under a different name. In this very act of using a different name, a disguised name, she is ensuring that her identity is safe and that she can also safely address whatever she wants to say or put out to the world.  This will enable her to keep her secret if she wanted to.

Thus, the correct answer is the last option.