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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Shabanu use to feed the orphan camel?
(a) Her fingers.
(b) A cup.
(c) A wet cloth.
(d) Another mother camel.

2. As they travel, what do the Bedford trucks and buses look like to Shabanu?
(a) Turtles.
(b) Scorpians.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Beetles.

3. What is Tipu?
(a) Stud of the herd.
(b) Young female in heat.
(c) Orphaned baby.
(d) Young male.

4. What color are the flowers that cover the desert after the rain?
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Orange.
(d) Purple.

5. How does Shabanu's new dress for her journey with Dadi make her feel?
(a) Angry.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Important.
(d) Ugly.

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

7. What treasure is Auntie most impressed with that Dadi bought for Phulan's dowry?
(a) A nose ring.
(b) Gold necklace.
(c) Shawls.
(d) Brass pots.

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

9. What are chapatis?
(a) Water jug.
(b) Bread.
(c) Water supply.
(d) Head covering.

10. Who does Dadi say will give him the best price for Guluband?
(a) Russians.
(b) Desert Rangers.
(c) Princes.
(d) Mujahideen.

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

12. What are the buckets Shabanu uses to haul water made from?
(a) Goatskin.
(b) Camel hair.
(c) Sheepskin.
(d) Clay.

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

14. What did Shabanu have to keep away from the mother camel giving birth?
(a) Hunters.
(b) Jackels.
(c) Puma.
(d) Vultures.

15. What kind of snake bit the mother camel before she gave birth?
(a) Krait.
(b) Mamba.
(c) King.
(d) Cobra.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the leader of the group of men who are waiting to speak to Dadi after the carnival?

2. When Shabanu was little her mother bathed her with how much water?

3. What clothing marks the Marris tribe from other groups?

4. What has Grandfather made for Dadi to sell at the market?

5. Where does Shabanu keep the spending money Dadi gives her for the fair?

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