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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. How many camels does Dadi sell at the fair?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Forty.
(d) Twenty.
2. As they travel, what do the Bedford trucks and buses look like to Shabanu?
(a) Turtles.
(b) Beetles.
(c) Scorpians.
(d) Snakes.
3. Camels usually give birth by ____________.
(a) Walking the desert.
(b) Getting in water.
(c) Laying down.
(d) Standing up.
4. What is the special treat Dadi buys for Shabanu at the carnival made from?
(a) Banana leaf.
(b) Figs.
(c) Betel leaf.
(d) Papaya.
5. What color is the covering Phulan must wear now that she is betrothed?
(a) Blue.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Red.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Shabanu name the puppy Dadi gives her?
2. What is the reaction from Phulan, Mama, and Auntie when Dadi shows them all the things he bought for Phulan's dowry?
3. Dadi wears a ________ tied around his waist.
4. What tribe are the four men from who are waiting for Dadi after the carnival?
5. How does Dadi feel about the mother camel dying?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the special relationship between Shabanu and her camel?
2. What is the family's reaction when the see what Dadi has bought for Phulan's dowry and for gifts?
3. Who does Dadi sell most of the female camels to and how do the negotiations go?
4. How does Shabanu feel about her gift from Auntie?
5. How does Dadi respond when Shabanu asks him if he was afraid of the Bugtis tribesmen who stopped their caravan?
6. What do the men traveling to the fair talk about as they sit by the fire with Dadi?
7. What does Shabanu realize as she tells Phulan all about the Sibi fair?
8. What does Shabanu encounter when she hears a camel in distress while tending the herd?
9. Why is Shanbanu's father mad about the loss of the mother camel at first?
10. What upsets Shabanu at the end of the first day of their trip to Sibi?
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