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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many camels do they need to sell in order to pay for Phulan's wedding?
(a) 15.
(b) 23.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

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

3. Who helps Shabanu feed the baby camel?
(a) Phulan.
(b) Dadi.
(c) Auntie.
(d) Mama.

4. How many camels do Dadi and Shabanu have to return home with?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

5. How many camels does Dadi sell at the fair?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Forty.

6. What color is the covering Phulan must wear now that she is betrothed?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

7. What does Shabanu sell at the fair?
(a) Two of grandfather's saddles.
(b) Two clay pots.
(c) Three camel hair blankets.
(d) Three of Mama's dresses.

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

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

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

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

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

13. What does Phulan's name mean?
(a) Earth.
(b) Flower.
(c) Dreamer.
(d) Hope.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shabanu use to keep the scorpions away from their bedrolls?

2. What doesn't Shabanu see at the fair?

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

4. How does Dadi feel about the mother camel dying?

5. At the fair, what are the men measuring on scales?

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