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

2. Shabanu thinks about Murad in chapter 3 and remembers she likes him because he what?
(a) Played with the younger kids at weddings.
(b) Could make a camel dance.
(c) Always looked handsome at the street fair.
(d) Was kind to cousin Adil.

3. How old is Phulan as the book begins?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 11.

4. What does Dadi give Shabanu as a gift along their journey?
(a) Silk veil.
(b) Pen and paper.
(c) Glass bangles.
(d) Flower seeds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What river does the Gudu Barrage cross?

2. What is the toba?

3. What does Shabanu use to keep the scorpions away from their bedrolls?

4. What is needed to sell camels for a good price to the government?

5. What does "shutr keena" mean?

(see the answer key)

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