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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22, The Wedding.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tribe does Dadi consider to be dangerous and unpredictable on the journey to the fair?
(a) Murad.
(b) Baluch.
(c) Derawar.
(d) Bahawalpur.

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

3. How long does Dadi hope his journey to the market place with Shabanu will be?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 7 days.
(d) 1 month.

4. Phulan and Shabanu ride in a __________ on the way to the shrine.
(a) Pannier.
(b) Sharpol.
(c) Harkim.
(d) Nubal.

5. What are the thorny trees called?
(a) Nillo.
(b) Kharin.
(c) Pugo.
(d) Sito.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What do the people of the desert thatch the roofs of their huts with?

4. Who mourns Hamir by not speaking for a week?

5. What is the reaction of the men in the hunting party when Shabanu tries to save Phulan?

(see the answer key)

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