Read the excerpt from “Pakistan’s Malala.”

"I was in a bad mood," Malala blogged.

Vacation was normally fun but no one was in the mood to celebrate.

But what do you do when you're 11? You go to the playground and you play, so that's what they did.

Some of the girls said they thought everything would work out. They'd be back, they said.

Malala wanted to be hopeful, too. But before she left, she turned around and took one long look at the building.

Malala was right about the edict and what it meant.

Which statement best describes Malala’s viewpoint?

She was angry that others did not understand the meaning of the school’s closing.
She was in agreement with the other girls that the school would be reopened.
She was disappointed, because her school was likely closed permanently.
She was optimistic that her school would reopen after vacation ended.

She was disappointed, because her school was likely closed permanently.