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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Shatoosh.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Phulan get tangled in as she tried to escape the charging camel?
(a) Guluband's legs.
(b) Dadi's turban.
(c) The sand.
(d) Her veil.

2. What is the name of the Muslim feast where camels and goats are sacrificed?
(a) Mecca.
(b) Ramadan.
(c) Eid.
(d) Passover.

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

4. What are the men sitting around the fire doing?
(a) Smoking hookahs.
(b) Discussing politics.
(c) Weaving fodder.
(d) Burning sugar cane.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many camels will Shabanu and Phulan each have in her dowry?

2. At the fair, what are the men measuring on scales?

3. What does the man who bought Guluband bring to the celebration at Shabanu's camp?

4. How old is Phulan as the book begins?

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

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