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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the people of the desert thatch the roofs of their huts with?
(a) Khani.
(b) Dedi.
(c) Khip.
(d) Dera.

2. What does the mosque at Derawar remind Shabanu of?
(a) Marbles.
(b) Home.
(c) Onions.
(d) Sand dunes.

3. What instrument does Fatima play while Sharma sings?
(a) Drums.
(b) Bagpipe.
(c) Lute.
(d) Sitar.

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

5. What color are the guards' turbans at the Wing Commanders?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

6. What color dress does Shabanu wear to Phulan's wedding?
(a) Green.
(b) Pink.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

7. What is the reaction of the men in the hunting party when Shabanu tries to save Phulan?
(a) Mirth.
(b) Anger.
(c) Respect.
(d) Fear.

8. What is grandfather's first name?
(a) Abassi.
(b) Shahzada.
(c) Ali.
(d) Jinwadda.

9. Dadi squeezes enough water out of the sand after the storm to fill __________.
(a) Half a pot.
(b) Nothing.
(c) One goatskin.
(d) Two jars.

10. Who is Shabanu pleased to see at the camp the Ranger's have made for the women at the edge of Derawar?
(a) Sharma.
(b) Murad.
(c) Shahzada.
(d) Dadi.

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

12. Who do they find hiding at Auntie's house during the sand storm?
(a) Sher Dil.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Mithoo.
(d) Phulan.

13. What is the name of the Wing Commander at Yazman?
(a) Colonel Haq.
(b) Colonel Baq.
(c) Colonel Zuq.
(d) Colonel Gaq.

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

15. What will be put inside the fort to honor Grandfather?
(a) Fez and sword.
(b) Koran and watch.
(c) His body.
(d) Turban.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dadi tell Shabanu to use as a guide when she leaves with all the women?

2. What does Shabanu pray for at the shrine of Channan Pil?

3. What is the song called that Shama sings to the other women at the shrine?

4. What word does Shabanu use to describe Hamir?

5. Phulan and Shabanu see what tied to a tree while they are searching for the water plant?

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