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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While the men decide the fate of Shabanu's family, who is she afraid Phulan will have to marry?
(a) Shahzada.
(b) Nazir.
(c) Murad.
(d) Rahim.

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

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

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

5. What is the name of Hamir and Murad's older brother who was killed?
(a) Lal sahib.
(b) Khul Lal.
(c) Lal Khan.
(d) Khan sahib.

6. Rahim-sahib is in his ____________.
(a) Seventies.
(b) Fifties.
(c) Forties.
(d) Sixties.

7. Dadi tells Shabanu that Rahim-sahib has paid a fair price for such a ___________ girl.
(a) Rebellious.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Troublesome.
(d) Beautiful.

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

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

10. Rahim-sahib has the honorable role of being a what?
(a) Seiv.
(b) Sulman.
(c) Syed.
(d) Sheik.

11. What are the thorny trees called?
(a) Nillo.
(b) Sito.
(c) Pugo.
(d) Kharin.

12. What is the song called that Shama sings to the other women at the shrine?
(a) Kafi.
(b) Kharin.
(c) Harkim.
(d) Ghazal.

13. Where did they find Hamir's older brother's body?
(a) In the courtyard.
(b) An old well.
(c) The toba.
(d) Buried in the sand.

14. Who does Shabanu look for first when the sand storm begins?
(a) Sher Dil.
(b) Mithoo.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Phulan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the graves of the martyrs made out of at Derawar?

2. What is the name of Shabanu's cousin who married last year?

3. How many days will Phulan have to mourn Hamir before she can marry?

4. What does Xhush Dil grab that makes all the mourners laugh?

5. What does Mama give to her cousins at the camp of the shrine?

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