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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) Ali.
(b) Shahzada.
(c) Jinwadda.
(d) Abassi.

2. What is Spin Gul's official title?
(a) Commander.
(b) Sahib.
(c) Colonel.
(d) Subadar.

3. What kind of tree do the young boys climb into at the Wing Commanders?
(a) Mango.
(b) Fig.
(c) Plum.
(d) Papaya.

4. Where did they find Hamir's older brother's body?
(a) The toba.
(b) Buried in the sand.
(c) In the courtyard.
(d) An old well.

5. Who does Shabanu look for first when the sand storm begins?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Phulan.
(c) Mithoo.
(d) Sher Dil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shabanu throw at the men in the hunting party in order to save Phulan?

2. What is the name of the keeper of the fort at Derawar?

3. Phulan and Shabanu see what tied to a tree while they are searching for the water plant?

4. What is Mama's reaction when Shabanu says she will go live with Sharma rather than marry Rahim?

5. What is the song called that Shama sings to the other women at the shrine?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Was Mama right to mistrust the message brought to them by Spin Gul from the other Ranger post?

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

8. Why will Bibi Lal likely be a good mother-in-law to Phulan?

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

10. What happens during Phulan's wedding ceremony?

(see the answer keys)

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