Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 103 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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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. Who is taking care of Mithoo while Shabanu is on the journey?
(a) Phulan.
(b) Auntie.
(c) Mama.
(d) Grandfather.

2. What are chapatis?
(a) Bread.
(b) Water supply.
(c) Head covering.
(d) Water jug.

3. What does Dadi send Shabanu out to buy for a celebration at the fair?
(a) Four chickens.
(b) Calf.
(c) Two chickens.
(d) Roasted goat.

4. How much did someone offer for Guluband at last year's fair?
(a) Eighteen hundred dollars.
(b) Ten thousand rupees.
(c) Twelve thousand dollars.
(d) Fifteen thousand rupees.

5. What do Shabanu and her family use to keep the fighting camels apart?
(a) Ropes.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Sticks.
(d) Food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Kalu?

2. What is the color of the skirt Mama makes for Shabanu before she sets out on her journey with Dadi?

3. In chapter 1, Mama assures Shabanu that she and Phulan are better than _______.

4. What kind of dance do the boys do during the celebration at the fair?

5. Shabanu doesn't think she will ever be as beautiful as who?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Dadi respond when Shabanu asks him if he was afraid of the Bugtis tribesmen who stopped their caravan?

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

4. Why is this trip to the Sibi fair particularly poignant for Shabanu?

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

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

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

8. What does Guluband represent to Shabanu?

9. Who does Dadi sell most of the female camels to and how do the negotiations go?

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

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