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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is needed to sell camels for a good price to the government?
(a) Bribes.
(b) Luck.
(c) Papers.
(d) Persistence.

3. Who does Shabanu think about as she helps the camel deliver the baby?
(a) Guluband.
(b) Phulan.
(c) Herself.
(d) Mama.

4. Who does Dadi sell Guluband to?
(a) Nazir.
(b) Zhob.
(c) Wardak.
(d) Rahib.

5. When Shabanu was little her mother bathed her with how much water?
(a) Five drops.
(b) One pot.
(c) Half a cup.
(d) A single cup.

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

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

8. Who trains the Desert Rangers to look after life on the desert?
(a) U.S. Army.
(b) Afghan Army.
(c) Indian Army.
(d) Pakistani Army.

9. Watching Guluband be lead out of camp, Shabanu's heart feels like __________.
(a) Broken clay pots.
(b) A dead camel.
(c) Sand.
(d) A burning piece of paper.

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

11. What kind of ride does Shabanu do first at the fair?
(a) Merry-go-round.
(b) Bicycle.
(c) Ferris Wheel.
(d) Pony.

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

13. What color is Kalu?
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Godlen.
(d) White.

14. What does Dadi send Shabanu out to buy for a celebration at the fair?
(a) Calf.
(b) Two chickens.
(c) Four chickens.
(d) Roasted goat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Shabanu's new dress for her journey with Dadi make her feel?

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

3. What people sacrifice and eat camels for a religious feast?

4. What does "shutr keena" mean?

5. Who does Phulan resemble?

(see the answer keys)

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