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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 is the religion of Shabanu's family?
(a) Christian.
(b) Buddhist.
(c) Muslim.
(d) Hindu.

2. As they travel, what do the Bedford trucks and buses look like to Shabanu?
(a) Turtles.
(b) Beetles.
(c) Scorpians.
(d) Snakes.

3. It is said the Abassi prince kept how many wives in underground cells?
(a) 120.
(b) 50.
(c) 500.
(d) 70.

4. What color chadr does Phulan wear to the shrine?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What river does the Gudu Barrage cross?

2. What is Tipu?

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

4. What does Phulan get tangled in as she tried to escape the charging camel?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Guluband represent to Shabanu?

2. Why does Mama worry about Shabanu's future?

3. How does Shabanu feel about her future after Dadi comforts her?

4. How does Dadi make it up to Shabanu for discussing selling Guluband?

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

6. What does Grandfather tell Shabanu after she returns from Sibi?

7. What kind of attention does Shabanu's herd of camels get at the Sibi fair?

8. How do the rains dictate the life of Shabanu's family?

9. What present does Dadi give Shabanu before they leave Sibi?

10. How does Shabanu feel about her gift from Auntie?

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