Read the excerpt from “Pakistan’s Malala.”

Question

"Ziauddin had a revolutionary zeal and deep commitment to education," Ellick said this week. "This charming little girl, she is a mini-version of him in many ways. She loves school, homework. Whenever she would meet me she had a bookbag full of books."

"She didn't have that idealistic activist attitude when she's 10 and 11, because who does?" Ellick said. "Her situation demanded that she grow up before she should have. She caught his contagious commitment and idealism."

Which detail best reflects how living in the Taliban-ruled Swat Valley affected Malala?

“Her situation demanded that she grow up before she should have.”
“She didn't have that idealistic activist attitude when she's 10 and 11. . . .”
“This charming little girl, she is a mini-version of him in many ways.”
“Whenever she would meet me she had a bookbag full of books.”

Answer 1

The detail that best reflects how living in the Taliban-ruled Swat Valley affected Malala is "Her situation demanded that she grow up before she should have." This suggests that the difficult circumstances in which Malala lived forced her to mature and take on responsibilities beyond her age.