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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does one of the men bring to play during the celebration of Dadi's success?
(a) Bagpipe.
(b) Lute.
(c) Sitar.
(d) Horn.

2. In chapter 1, Mama assures Shabanu that she and Phulan are better than _______.
(a) Seven sons.
(b) A hundred camel.
(c) A chest of gold.
(d) Rain.

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

4. After returning from the fair, the family has enough water to last _____.
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Two months.
(c) One week.
(d) Five days.

5. Where does Shabanu keep the spending money Dadi gives her for the fair?
(a) In a purse around her waist.
(b) Tied in her new skirt.
(c) Tied in her chadr.
(d) In her shoe.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Shabanu feel about how her sister keeps herself covered as a bride-to-be?

2. What doesn't Shabanu see at the fair?

3. How much does Dadi sell Tipu for?

4. What does Auntie give Shabanu before her journey with Dadi?

5. What do Dadi and Shabanu bring back from their journey for Auntie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Shabanu encounter when she hears a camel in distress while tending the herd?

2. What does Shabanu know is the reality for every Muslim girl?

3. How do the rains dictate the life of Shabanu's family?

4. What does delivering the baby camel cause Shabanu to think about?

5. What happens when a group of Bugtis tribesmen stop the caravan Dadi and Shabanu are traveling with to the Sibi Fair?

6. How does Shabanu feel about her future after Dadi comforts her?

7. How does Dadi respond when Shabanu asks him if he was afraid of the Bugtis tribesmen who stopped their caravan?

8. Why is Shanbanu's father mad about the loss of the mother camel at first?

9. How does Shabanu show more concern for the camels than for obeying her father?

10. What disturbing thing does Shabanu learn about how other tribes treat camels?

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