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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. What word does Shabanu use to describe Hamir?

2. Where does Grandfather want to be buried?

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

4. The ruling people of Pakistan where called what?

5. Who mourns Hamir by not speaking for a week?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Nazir and his hunting party see Shabanu returning from getting water?

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

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

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

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

8. What happens during Phulan's wedding ceremony?

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

10. What is the legend of the thirsty dead?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the symbolic significance of the camels both collectively and individually throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the many ironic elements of the novel in terms of chapter titles, statements versus actions, and the culture.

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