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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 does Shabanu sell at the fair?
(a) Three camel hair blankets.
(b) Two of grandfather's saddles.
(c) Three of Mama's dresses.
(d) Two clay pots.

2. What clothing marks the Marris tribe from other groups?
(a) Striped turban.
(b) Embroidered vests.
(c) Gun slings.
(d) Billowy trousers.

3. What does "shutr keena" mean?
(a) The desert way.
(b) Camel vengeance.
(c) Desert revenge.
(d) The way of the camel.

4. Where does Shabanu go on her first morning home from the long journey? .
(a) Toba
(b) Prayer platform.
(c) Out with the camels.
(d) Mithoo.

5. How long has it been at the beginning of the novel since there was rain in the Cholistan desert?
(a) 7 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the toba?

2. Shabanu doesn't think she will ever be as beautiful as who?

3. What treasure is Auntie most impressed with that Dadi bought for Phulan's dowry?

4. How many days will the camels have to go without water on the journey to the fair?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when a group of Bugtis tribesmen stop the caravan Dadi and Shabanu are traveling with to the Sibi Fair?

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

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

4. Why is Shabanu worried about her future?

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

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

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

8. What is the celebration at Shabanu's camp like on the last night of the Sibi fair?

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

10. What happens when Shabanu goes from the women's camp to gather fodder and firewood?

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