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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19, Yazman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dadi wears a ________ tied around his waist.
(a) Pogh.
(b) Lungi.
(c) Chadr.
(d) Chumroo.

2. How long ago did the Hakra River dry up?
(a) Five hundred years.
(b) Three thousand years.
(c) One thousand years.
(d) Two hundred years.

3. After returning from the fair, the family has enough water to last _____.
(a) Five days.
(b) Two months.
(c) One week.
(d) Three weeks.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Shabanu feel about how her sister keeps herself covered as a bride-to-be?

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

3. What does Dadi accuse the herder of during their negations over the camels?

4. Who helps Shabanu feed the baby camel?

5. What kind of dance do the boys do during the celebration at the fair?

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