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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 Shabanu's cousin who married last year?
(a) Adil.
(b) Hakim-sahib.
(c) Rahimyar Khan.
(d) Nadir.

2. What color is Grandfather's turban?
(a) Black.
(b) Dark blue.
(c) Red striped.
(d) Light blue.

3. What do people leave around the house where Hamir is buried?
(a) Pots.
(b) Stones.
(c) Flags.
(d) Rupees.

4. What color chadr does Phulan wear on her wedding day?
(a) Pink.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) White.

5. What word does Shabanu use to describe Hamir?
(a) Rich.
(b) Schemer.
(c) Dreamer.
(d) Evil.

6. What are the graves of the martyrs made out of at Derawar?
(a) White marble.
(b) Black jade.
(c) Pile of stones.
(d) Sand concrete.

7. What did Shabanu see Dadi doing at the men's camp at the shrine?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Singing.
(d) Wrestling.

8. How many wives does Rahim-sahib have?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

9. Phulan and Shabanu search for what plant in the desert that holds water?
(a) Kharin.
(b) Sito.
(c) Pugo.
(d) Nillo.

10. Who tells the woman about how Hamir died?
(a) Kulana.
(b) Kulsan.
(c) Sakina.
(d) Sahara.

11. What is the name of the women who paint the bride before the wedding?
(a) Mawhendi.
(b) Mahewhli.
(c) Mawahli.
(d) Mahendi.

12. Who helps Shabanu to feel better about Phulan marrying Murad?
(a) Mithoo.
(b) Sharma.
(c) Dadi.
(d) Mama.

13. What does Mama give to her cousins at the camp of the shrine?
(a) Blankets.
(b) Dresses.
(c) Rings.
(d) Handmade pots.

14. How long until the monsoons come after the sand storm?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One week.
(c) One month.
(d) Two months.

15. How many sons does Rahim-sahib already have?
(a) Seven.
(b) Five.
(c) None.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharma tell Shabanu is the most beautiful thing God can give a woman?

2. Who mourns Hamir by not speaking for a week?

3. What do the people of the desert thatch the roofs of their huts with?

4. What does Shabanu think is Murad's defining feature?

5. Rahim-sahib sends Shanbanu all the jewelry except what?

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