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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Desert Storm.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Phulan and Shabanu ride in a __________ on the way to the shrine.
(a) Sharpol.
(b) Pannier.
(c) Nubal.
(d) Harkim.

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

3. Shabanu says that as they leave the fair she feels as empty as ___________.
(a) The cloudless sky.
(b) Blank paper.
(c) Clay cups.
(d) The desert.

4. What does "shutr keena" mean?
(a) Camel vengeance.
(b) Desert revenge.
(c) The desert way.
(d) The way of the camel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dadi dance with during the celebration at their camp?

2. What color is Grandfather's turban?

3. What do Shabanu and her family use to keep the fighting camels apart?

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

5. Who does Shabanu look for first when the sand storm begins?

(see the answer key)

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