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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Nose Pegs.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Dadi say it costs to feed each camel a day?
(a) Twleve rupees.
(b) Twenty rupees.
(c) Hundred rupees.
(d) Ten rupees.

2. How much does the kind herder pay for Dadi's camels?
(a) Twenty-five thousand rupees.
(b) Thirty-three thousand rupees.
(c) Thirty thousand rupees.
(d) Twenty-eight thousand rupees.

3. What doesn't Shabanu see at the fair?
(a) Women.
(b) Children.
(c) Animals.
(d) Fires.

4. What does Shabanu feel Guluband has taken with him?
(a) Her hope.
(b) Herself.
(c) Her future.
(d) Her freedom.

5. Who does Phulan resemble?
(a) Mama.
(b) Dadi.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Auntie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shabanu says that as they leave the fair she feels as empty as ___________.

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

3. Who are the tribesmen that Dadi and Shabanu encounter on their journey looking for?

4. What is the name of the Muslim feast where camels and goats are sacrificed?

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

(see the answer key)

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