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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does one of the men bring to play during the celebration of Dadi's success?
(a) Lute.
(b) Bagpipe.
(c) Horn.
(d) Sitar.

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

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

4. Who are the tribesmen that Dadi and Shabanu encounter on their journey looking for?
(a) A daughter.
(b) A sister.
(c) A wife.
(d) A son.

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

6. What is the name of the Muslim feast where camels and goats are sacrificed?
(a) Passover.
(b) Ramadan.
(c) Mecca.
(d) Eid.

7. How does Shabanu feel about how her sister keeps herself covered as a bride-to-be?
(a) Proud.
(b) Sad.
(c) Envious.
(d) Angry.

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

9. What landmark do Shabanu and Dadi follow for the last part of their journey to the fair?
(a) Railroad.
(b) Mountains.
(c) City wall.
(d) River

10. Mama thinks Shabanu needs to learn how to _________for her future.
(a) Obey.
(b) Clean.
(c) Sew.
(d) Cook.

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

12. How long has it been at the beginning of the novel since there was rain in the Cholistan desert?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 7 months.
(d) 1 year.

13. How does Dadi feel about the mother camel dying?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Disappointed.
(d) Angry.

14. Camels usually give birth by ____________.
(a) Laying down.
(b) Walking the desert.
(c) Standing up.
(d) Getting in water.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many camels will Shabanu and Phulan each have in her dowry?

2. What does Dadi give Shabanu as a gift along their journey?

3. What kind of snake bit the mother camel before she gave birth?

4. How much does Guluband and the rest of the male camels sell for?

5. As they travel, what do the Bedford trucks and buses look like to Shabanu?

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