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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 actually sent the message from the Ranger post at Maujgarh?

2. What color are the guards' turbans at the Wing Commanders?

3. What are the graves of the martyrs made out of at Derawar?

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

5. What did Shabanu see Dadi doing at the men's camp at the shrine?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Sharma tell Dadi about the marriage arrangements for Shabanu?

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

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

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

7. What happens during Phulan's wedding ceremony?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of women's worth, both in terms of the setting of the novel and universally.

Essay Topic 3

Is Shabanu worthy of the origin of her name: a princess? Discuss the character of Shabanu and how she changed and matured by the end of the novel. Did she have a regal spirit and was her spirit broken by the end of the story?

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