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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Sibi Fair.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It is said the Abassi prince kept how many wives in underground cells?
(a) 50.
(b) 70.
(c) 500.
(d) 120.

2. What does Auntie give Shabanu before her journey with Dadi?
(a) Money.
(b) Lungi.
(c) Book.
(d) Chadr.

3. How much is it rumored that the Afghan mujahideen are paying for good camels?
(a) Twelve thousand rupees.
(b) Eighteen thousand rupees.
(c) Ten thousand dollars.
(d) Fifteen hundred dollars.

4. As they travel, what do the Bedford trucks and buses look like to Shabanu?
(a) Scorpians.
(b) Beetles.
(c) Turtles.
(d) Snakes.

5. How long has it been at the beginning of the novel since there was rain in the Cholistan desert?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 7 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 3 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did someone offer for Guluband at last year's fair?

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

3. What did Shabanu have to keep away from the mother camel giving birth?

4. What does Dadi tell the men they are traveling with is the reason they live in the desert?

5. Dadi wears a ________ tied around his waist.

(see the answer key)

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