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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 people sacrifice and eat camels for a religious feast?
(a) Afghans.
(b) Iraqis.
(c) Egyptians.
(d) Iranians.

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

3. What did Shabanu have to keep away from the mother camel giving birth?
(a) Puma.
(b) Vultures.
(c) Hunters.
(d) Jackels.

4. How much is it rumored that the Afghan mujahideen are paying for good camels?
(a) Twelve thousand rupees.
(b) Ten thousand dollars.
(c) Fifteen hundred dollars.
(d) Eighteen thousand rupees.

5. What tribe does Dadi consider to be dangerous and unpredictable on the journey to the fair?
(a) Bahawalpur.
(b) Baluch.
(c) Murad.
(d) Derawar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dadi wears a ________ tied around his waist.

2. What are the buckets Shabanu uses to haul water made from?

3. What does Shabanu name the puppy Dadi gives her?

4. Where do Dadi and Shabanu camp the first night of their journey to sell the camels?

5. Phulan and Shabanu ride in a __________ on the way to the shrine.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a nose peg?

2. What is the special relationship between Shabanu and her camel?

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

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

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

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

7. Why is Shabanu worried about her future?

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

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

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

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