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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. Phulan and Shabanu ride in a __________ on the way to the shrine.
(a) Harkim.
(b) Nubal.
(c) Pannier.
(d) Sharpol.

2. After returning from the fair, the family has enough water to last _____.
(a) Five days.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Two months.
(d) One week.

3. Mama tells Shabanu that she is as wild as what?
(a) Camels.
(b) Desert.
(c) Water.
(d) Wind.

4. How much does Dadi say it costs to feed each camel a day?
(a) Ten rupees.
(b) Hundred rupees.
(c) Twenty rupees.
(d) Twleve rupees.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are chapatis?

2. What landmark do Shabanu and Dadi follow for the last part of their journey to the fair?

3. What does Dadi send Shabanu out to buy for a celebration at the fair?

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

5. What does Dadi give Shabanu as a gift along their journey?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the scene when Wardak returns to buy Guluband.

4. What disturbing thing does Shabanu learn about how other tribes treat camels?

5. What is a nose peg?

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

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

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

9. What do they do to prepare the camels to be sold in Sibi?

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

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