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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 reaction from Phulan, Mama, and Auntie when Dadi shows them all the things he bought for Phulan's dowry?
(a) Silence.
(b) Crying.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Singing.

2. What is the color of the skirt Mama makes for Shabanu before she sets out on her journey with Dadi?
(a) Blue.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Brown.

3. What does Dadi tell the one-eyed man that he will sell Guluband for?
(a) Thirty-three thousand rupees.
(b) Thirty thousand rupees.
(c) Twenty-five thousand rupees.
(d) Twenty-eight thousand rupees.

4. How many camels do they need to sell in order to pay for Phulan's wedding?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 23.
(d) 15.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dadi sell Guluband to?

2. What kind of dance do the boys do during the celebration at the fair?

3. How much does Dadi say it costs to feed each camel a day?

4. What are chapatis?

5. What does the family feed the camels while they peg their noses?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a nose peg?

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

3. What does Shabanu encounter when she hears a camel in distress while tending the herd?

4. What is the family's reaction when the see what Dadi has bought for Phulan's dowry and for gifts?

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

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

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

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

9. Why is Shabanu worried about her future?

10. What does Guluband represent to Shabanu?

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