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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the religion of Shabanu's family?
(a) Muslim.
(b) Hindu.
(c) Christian.
(d) Buddhist.

2. What tribe are the four men from who are waiting for Dadi after the carnival?
(a) Pathan.
(b) Cholistan.
(c) Murad.
(d) Bugti.

3. What treasure is Auntie most impressed with that Dadi bought for Phulan's dowry?
(a) Gold necklace.
(b) Brass pots.
(c) Shawls.
(d) A nose ring.

4. What doesn't Shabanu see at the fair?
(a) Children.
(b) Fires.
(c) Animals.
(d) Women.

5. Where does Shabanu go on her first morning home from the long journey? .
(a) Mithoo.
(b) Prayer platform.
(c) Out with the camels.
(d) Toba

6. What is the name of the quiet herder who wants to buy Dadi's camels?
(a) Rahib.
(b) Zhob.
(c) Wardak.
(d) Nazir.

7. What does Dadi tell the one-eyed man that he will sell Guluband for?
(a) Twenty-eight thousand rupees.
(b) Thirty-three thousand rupees.
(c) Twenty-five thousand rupees.
(d) Thirty thousand rupees.

8. What do Shabanu and her family use to keep the fighting camels apart?
(a) Sticks.
(b) Ropes.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Food.

9. What does Shabanu name the puppy Dadi gives her?
(a) Mitooth.
(b) Gulubaby.
(c) Xhush Dil.
(d) Sher Dil.

10. What has Grandfather made for Dadi to sell at the market?
(a) Woven ropes.
(b) Wooden saddles.
(c) Cooking pots.
(d) Camel hair blankets.

11. What color are the flowers that cover the desert after the rain?
(a) Purple.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Orange.

12. How many camels will Shabanu and Phulan each have in her dowry?
(a) 23.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

13. Mama tells Shabanu that she is as wild as what?
(a) Camels.
(b) Wind.
(c) Desert.
(d) Water.

14. What does Shabanu sell at the fair?
(a) Three of Mama's dresses.
(b) Two clay pots.
(c) Two of grandfather's saddles.
(d) Three camel hair blankets.

15. What is the special treat Dadi buys for Shabanu to eat at the carnival?
(a) Xhush.
(b) Shatoosh.
(c) Paan.
(d) Panir.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of snake bit the mother camel before she gave birth?

2. What name does Grandfather give all his camels?

3. Camels usually give birth by ____________.

4. What is Tipu?

5. Who does Phulan resemble?

(see the answer keys)

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