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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 is the song called that Shama sings to the other women at the shrine?
2. What is the name of Shabanu's cousin who married last year?
3. What kind of tree do the young boys climb into at the Wing Commanders?
4. What is grandfather's first name?
5. Who actually sent the message from the Ranger post at Maujgarh?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Shabanu worry about Phulan's future as the wife of a farmer?
2. What do they discover when they go outside the hut after the sand storm?
3. What do the men decide should happen to Phulan and Shabanu?
4. How does Shabanu react to the new fate she has been given?
5. What happens when Shabanu and Phulan are sent ahead of the family on their journey to the fort?
6. Was Mama right to mistrust the message brought to them by Spin Gul from the other Ranger post?
7. What happens when Nazir and his hunting party see Shabanu returning from getting water?
8. Why can't Grandfather be buried inside the fort at Derawar?
9. What becomes of the house where Hamir is buried?
10. What is the story behind the shrine of Channan Pir?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Is Staples trying to give the reader a slice of nomadic desert life, or is she making a larger statement about the mistreatment of women in countries like Pakistan?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the figurative language and imagery used throughout the novel. How effectively is the Pakistani language of the desert woven into the story?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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