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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What landmark do Shabanu and Dadi follow for the last part of their journey to the fair?
(a) Railroad.
(b) Mountains.
(c) City wall.
(d) River

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

3. How much does Dadi say it costs to feed each camel a day?
(a) Twleve rupees.
(b) Twenty rupees.
(c) Ten rupees.
(d) Hundred rupees.

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

5. What does Dadi accuse the herder of during their negations over the camels?
(a) False economy.
(b) Cheating.
(c) Lying.
(d) Playing games.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the men sitting around the fire doing?

2. What does Dadi send Shabanu out to buy for a celebration at the fair?

3. Shabanu says that as they leave the fair she feels as empty as ___________.

4. What is the name of the quiet herder who wants to buy Dadi's camels?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Shabanu know is the reality for every Muslim girl?

2. What all does Shabanu do at the Sibi carnival?

3. What changes does Shabanu notice in Phulan as the wedding draws nearer?

4. What way to they devise to feed the orphan camel after the other mother camels reject it?

5. What upsets Shabanu at the end of the first day of their trip to Sibi?

6. What does Shabanu realize as she tells Phulan all about the Sibi fair?

7. Who does Dadi sell most of the female camels to and how do the negotiations go?

8. What do the men traveling to the fair talk about as they sit by the fire with Dadi?

9. Who is Sharma and how does Auntie feel about her?

10. How does Dadi respond when Shabanu asks him if he was afraid of the Bugtis tribesmen who stopped their caravan?

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