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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who trains the Desert Rangers to look after life on the desert?

2. What do Shabanu and her family use to keep the fighting camels apart?

3. At the fair, what are the men measuring on scales?

4. What river does the Gudu Barrage cross?

5. After returning from the fair, the family has enough water to last _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Shabanu know is the reality for every Muslim girl?

2. What do the men traveling to the fair talk about as they sit by the fire with Dadi?

3. What does Shabanu realize as she tells Phulan all about the Sibi fair?

4. Who is Sharma and how does Auntie feel about her?

5. Why is Shanbanu's father mad about the loss of the mother camel at first?

6. What does Phulan tell Shabanu she worries about when she marries?

7. What happens when Shabanu goes from the women's camp to gather fodder and firewood?

8. Why does Mama worry about Shabanu's future?

9. What all does Shabanu do at the Sibi carnival?

10. What kind of attention does Shabanu's herd of camels get at the Sibi fair?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the subtitle of the novel: Daughter of the Wind. Is this an appropriate subtitle? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

In what way are the landscape and culture of Cholistan as important as the characters in the novel? How do they shape the plot and characters of the story?

Essay Topic 3

How is the Muslim religion portrayed in the novel? Does the author seem to have either a negative or positive view of the religion?

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