Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shabanu feel Guluband has taken with him?

2. What does "shutr keena" mean?

3. How long does Dadi hope his journey to the market place with Shabanu will be?

4. How much does the kind herder pay for Dadi's camels?

5. How much does Dadi sell Tipu for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the celebration at Shabanu's camp like on the last night of the Sibi fair?

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

3. Why does Mama worry about Shabanu's future?

4. Why is Shabanu worried about her future?

5. What is the Gudu Barrage?

6. What way to they devise to feed the orphan camel after the other mother camels reject it?

7. What do the men traveling to the fair talk about as they sit by the fire with Dadi?

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

9. What changes does Shabanu notice in Phulan as the wedding draws nearer?

10. How does Dadi make it up to Shabanu for discussing selling Guluband?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Shabanu worthy of the origin of her name: a princess? Discuss the character of Shabanu and how she changed and matured by the end of the novel. Did she have a regal spirit and was her spirit broken by the end of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the subtitle of the novel: Daughter of the Wind. Is this an appropriate subtitle? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of women's worth, both in terms of the setting of the novel and universally.

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