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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the place Dadi and Shabanu will travel to sell their camels?
(a) Melawahr.
(b) Mehrabpur.
(c) Sibhia.
(d) Sibi.

2. What is the name of the leader of the group of men who are waiting to speak to Dadi after the carnival?
(a) Rahib.
(b) Zhob.
(c) Wardak.
(d) Nazir.

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

4. How many camels will Shabanu and Phulan each have in her dowry?
(a) 12.
(b) 23.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

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

6. What are the men sitting around the fire doing?
(a) Smoking hookahs.
(b) Discussing politics.
(c) Weaving fodder.
(d) Burning sugar cane.

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

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

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

10. Shabanu thinks about Murad in chapter 3 and remembers she likes him because he what?
(a) Could make a camel dance.
(b) Was kind to cousin Adil.
(c) Played with the younger kids at weddings.
(d) Always looked handsome at the street fair.

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

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

13. What tribe are the four men from who are waiting for Dadi after the carnival?
(a) Bugti.
(b) Cholistan.
(c) Murad.
(d) Pathan.

14. Which camel gets a nose peg first?
(a) Sher Dil.
(b) Kalu.
(c) Mithoo.
(d) Xhush Dil.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the color of the skirt Mama makes for Shabanu before she sets out on her journey with Dadi?

2. What is Channan Pir known as?

3. What color is the covering Phulan must wear now that she is betrothed?

4. Shabanu names the orphan camel Mithoo for his __________.

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

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