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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 is grandfather's first name?
(a) Shahzada.
(b) Ali.
(c) Abassi.
(d) Jinwadda.

2. What color dress does Shabanu wear to Phulan's wedding?
(a) Black.
(b) Pink.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

3. How many sons does Rahim-sahib already have?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) None.
(d) Ten.

4. Who helps Shabanu to feel better about Phulan marrying Murad?
(a) Mama.
(b) Sharma.
(c) Mithoo.
(d) Dadi.

5. What word does Shabanu use to describe Hamir?
(a) Rich.
(b) Schemer.
(c) Dreamer.
(d) Evil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Hamir and Murad's older brother who was killed?

2. Dadi squeezes enough water out of the sand after the storm to fill __________.

3. Rahim-sahib sends Shanbanu all the jewelry except what?

4. Phulan and Shabanu search for what plant in the desert that holds water?

5. Who mourns Hamir by not speaking for a week?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Shabanu react to the new fate she has been given?

5. Why does Shabanu worry about Phulan's future as the wife of a farmer?

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

7. What happens when Shabanu and Phulan are sent ahead of the family on their journey to the fort?

8. Why can't Grandfather be buried inside the fort at Derawar?

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

10. How does Auntie act during the pilgrimage to Channan Pir?

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