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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 Dadi tell the men they are traveling with is the reason they live in the desert?
(a) We love our animals.
(b) We love our women.
(c) We use our women.
(d) We use our animals.

2. What does Shabanu feel Guluband has taken with him?
(a) Her freedom.
(b) Herself.
(c) Her future.
(d) Her hope.

3. Which camel gets a nose peg first?
(a) Xhush Dil.
(b) Mithoo.
(c) Kalu.
(d) Sher Dil.

4. How many days will the camels have to go without water on the journey to the fair?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

5. What is Channan Pir known as?
(a) Granter of wealth.
(b) Protector of children.
(c) Protector of women.
(d) Granter of wishes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Phulan feeds Mithoo by hanging a goatskin bag from ___________.

2. How does Shabanu feel about how her sister keeps herself covered as a bride-to-be?

3. What do Dadi and Shabanu bring back from their journey for Auntie?

4. Where does Shabanu keep the spending money Dadi gives her for the fair?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does delivering the baby camel cause Shabanu to think about?

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

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

6. How does Shabanu show more concern for the camels than for obeying her father?

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

8. What does Guluband represent to Shabanu?

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

10. What is the Gudu Barrage?

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