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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. How many wives does Rahim-sahib have?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

2. What does Shabanu think is Murad's defining feature?
(a) Dark eyes.
(b) Full mustache.
(c) Protruding ears.
(d) Funny laugh.

3. Shabanu tells the man that helps her rescue the boys from the tree at the Wing Commanders that she has perfect ____________.
(a) Teeth.
(b) Hearing.
(c) Skin.
(d) Vision.

4. How long until the monsoons come after the sand storm?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two months.
(c) One month.
(d) One week.

5. What does the mosque at Derawar remind Shabanu of?
(a) Onions.
(b) Home.
(c) Sand dunes.
(d) Marbles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dadi tell Shabanu to use as a guide when she leaves with all the women?

2. What is the name of the Wing Commander at Yazman?

3. What word does Shabanu use to describe Hamir?

4. How many sons does Rahim-sahib already have?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the story behind the shrine of Channan Pir?

4. How does Shabanu save Phulan from Nazir?

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

6. What is the legend of the thirsty dead?

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

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

9. How does Shabanu meet Rahim-sahib for the first time?

10. What happens during Phulan's wedding ceremony?

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