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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. Dadi squeezes enough water out of the sand after the storm to fill __________.
(a) Nothing.
(b) One goatskin.
(c) Half a pot.
(d) Two jars.

2. What does Shabanu throw at the men in the hunting party in order to save Phulan?
(a) Water jars.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Sand.
(d) Chadr.

3. What does Dadi tell Shabanu to use as a guide when she leaves with all the women?
(a) Mountains.
(b) North star.
(c) Sun.
(d) Moon.

4. The midwife who helps Auntie during her miscarriage is the sister of ___________.
(a) Shahzada.
(b) Sharma.
(c) Murad.
(d) Dadi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color chadr does Phulan wear on her wedding day?

2. Who do they find hiding at Auntie's house during the sand storm?

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

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

5. What is the name of Hamir and Murad's mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Shabanu save Phulan from Nazir?

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

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