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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 color is the covering Phulan must wear now that she is betrothed?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue.

2. How much does the kind herder pay for Dadi's camels?
(a) Thirty-three thousand rupees.
(b) Twenty-eight thousand rupees.
(c) Twenty-five thousand rupees.
(d) Thirty thousand rupees.

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

4. What is the name of the place Dadi and Shabanu will travel to sell their camels?
(a) Mehrabpur.
(b) Melawahr.
(c) Sibhia.
(d) Sibi.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the leader of the group of men who are waiting to speak to Dadi after the carnival?

3. Shabanu says that as they leave the fair she feels as empty as ___________.

4. What does Phulan get tangled in as she tried to escape the charging camel?

5. What clothing marks the Marris tribe from other groups?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is a nose peg?

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