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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 do they find hiding at Auntie's house during the sand storm?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Mithoo.
(c) Phulan.
(d) Sher Dil.

2. What is the name of Shabanu's cousin who married last year?
(a) Hakim-sahib.
(b) Adil.
(c) Rahimyar Khan.
(d) Nadir.

3. What do Mama and Auntie collect to help make Grandfather's grave?
(a) Camel hair.
(b) Stones.
(c) Reeds.
(d) Cow dung.

4. What is Mama's reaction when Shabanu says she will go live with Sharma rather than marry Rahim?
(a) Slaps Shabanu.
(b) Slaps Dadi.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Cries.

5. Where does Grandfather want to be buried?
(a) Mehrabpur.
(b) Mosque.
(c) Derawar.
(d) Cholistan.

Short Answer Questions

1. While the men decide the fate of Shabanu's family, who is she afraid Phulan will have to marry?

2. Rahim-sahib has the honorable role of being a what?

3. Who helps Shabanu to feel better about Phulan marrying Murad?

4. What is the name of the women who paint the bride before the wedding?

5. Dadi tells Shabanu that Rahim-sahib has paid a fair price for such a ___________ girl.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Shabanu break with tradition on Grandfather's behalf?

2. What advice does Sharma give to Phulan before the wedding?

3. What becomes of the house where Hamir is buried?

4. What does Auntie tell Shabanu the morning after Hamir is killed by Nazir?

5. What happens when Dadi and Shabanu go out searching for Grandfather during the storm?

6. What happens when Nazir and his hunting party see Shabanu returning from getting water?

7. How does Shabanu save Phulan from Nazir?

8. What do the men decide should happen to Phulan and Shabanu?

9. What happens after Shabanu gets the women safely away from Mehrabpur?

10. What do they discover when they go outside the hut after the sand storm?

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