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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter 1, Mama assures Shabanu that she and Phulan are better than _______.
(a) A chest of gold.
(b) Seven sons.
(c) Rain.
(d) A hundred camel.

2. What doesn't Shabanu see at the fair?
(a) Animals.
(b) Women.
(c) Children.
(d) Fires.

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

4. What does Dadi accuse the herder of during their negations over the camels?
(a) False economy.
(b) Cheating.
(c) Playing games.
(d) Lying.

5. What is the toba?
(a) Water jug.
(b) Head covering.
(c) Bread.
(d) Water supply.

6. How much does Guluband and the rest of the male camels sell for?
(a) Two hundred thousand rupees.
(b) One hundred and fifty thousand rupees.
(c) Fifty-five thousand rupees.
(d) One hundred thousand rupees.

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

8. What river does the Gudu Barrage cross?
(a) Indus River
(b) Nile River.
(c) Thar River.
(d) Kush River.

9. What does the man who bought Guluband bring to the celebration at Shabanu's camp?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Wine.
(c) Roasted lamb.
(d) Roasted goat.

10. What is the name of the quiet herder who wants to buy Dadi's camels?
(a) Rahib.
(b) Wardak.
(c) Nazir.
(d) Zhob.

11. What does Dadi give Shabanu as a gift along their journey?
(a) Glass bangles.
(b) Silk veil.
(c) Pen and paper.
(d) Flower seeds.

12. Phulan feeds Mithoo by hanging a goatskin bag from ___________.
(a) Her arm.
(b) A pole in the courtyard.
(c) Neck of a mother camel.
(d) Branch of a thorn tree.

13. What has Grandfather made for Dadi to sell at the market?
(a) Woven ropes.
(b) Camel hair blankets.
(c) Wooden saddles.
(d) Cooking pots.

14. What is the special treat Dadi buys for Shabanu at the carnival made from?
(a) Banana leaf.
(b) Papaya.
(c) Betel leaf.
(d) Figs.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Shabanu doesn't think she will ever be as beautiful as who?

3. What does Phulan get tangled in as she tried to escape the charging camel?

4. Watching Guluband be lead out of camp, Shabanu's heart feels like __________.

5. Shabanu thinks about Murad in chapter 3 and remembers she likes him because he what?

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