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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. When Shabanu was little her mother bathed her with how much water?
(a) A single cup.
(b) One pot.
(c) Half a cup.
(d) Five drops.

2. How long does Dadi hope his journey to the market place with Shabanu will be?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 7 days.

3. Who tells Shabanu that it's okay to cry for Guluband?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Mama.
(c) Dadi.
(d) Phulan.

4. What does "shutr keena" mean?
(a) Desert revenge.
(b) The desert way.
(c) The way of the camel.
(d) Camel vengeance.

5. What river does the Gudu Barrage cross?
(a) Thar River.
(b) Nile River.
(c) Kush River.
(d) Indus River

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Phulan resemble?

2. How many camels do they need to sell in order to pay for Phulan's wedding?

3. Who does Dadi sell Guluband to?

4. What color is the covering Phulan must wear now that she is betrothed?

5. Where does Shabanu go on her first morning home from the long journey? .

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the family's reaction when the see what Dadi has bought for Phulan's dowry and for gifts?

4. What does Guluband represent to Shabanu?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Phulan tell Shabanu she worries about when she marries?

10. What way to they devise to feed the orphan camel after the other mother camels reject it?

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