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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did someone offer for Guluband at last year's fair?
(a) Eighteen hundred dollars.
(b) Twelve thousand dollars.
(c) Ten thousand rupees.
(d) Fifteen thousand rupees.

2. How many baby camels are there when Dadi and Shabanu return home from their journey?
(a) 22.
(b) 12.
(c) 25.
(d) 15.

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

4. What is the reaction from Phulan, Mama, and Auntie when Dadi shows them all the things he bought for Phulan's dowry?
(a) Silence.
(b) Singing.
(c) Crying.
(d) Laughter.

5. What does the shrine of Channan Pir look like?
(a) A mound of stones.
(b) An oasis.
(c) A golden mosque.
(d) A stone arch.

6. What name does Grandfather give all his camels?
(a) Guluband.
(b) Mithoo.
(c) Tipu.
(d) Kalu.

7. Where does Shabanu go on her first morning home from the long journey? .
(a) Toba
(b) Prayer platform.
(c) Out with the camels.
(d) Mithoo.

8. How many camels do they need to sell in order to pay for Phulan's wedding?
(a) 23.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

9. What does Dadi dance with during the celebration at their camp?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Swords.
(c) Shabanu.
(d) Children.

10. What is Channan Pir known as?
(a) Granter of wishes.
(b) Protector of children.
(c) Granter of wealth.
(d) Protector of women.

11. What is the special treat Dadi buys for Shabanu to eat at the carnival?
(a) Shatoosh.
(b) Panir.
(c) Xhush.
(d) Paan.

12. Shabanu says that as they leave the fair she feels as empty as ___________.
(a) Blank paper.
(b) Clay cups.
(c) The desert.
(d) The cloudless sky.

13. What does the family feed the camels while they peg their noses?
(a) Mint.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Licorice.
(d) Wine.

14. What does Phulan's name mean?
(a) Flower.
(b) Hope.
(c) Dreamer.
(d) Earth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Dadi wears a ________ tied around his waist.

2. What doesn't Shabanu see at the fair?

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

4. How much does Dadi say it costs to feed each camel a day?

5. Mama thinks Shabanu needs to learn how to _________for her future.

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