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

2. How many days will Phulan have to mourn Hamir before she can marry?

3. Mama washed the sand out of Shabanu's eyes with water and __________.

4. What does Mama give to her cousins at the camp of the shrine?

5. Dadi tells Shabanu that Rahim-sahib has paid a fair price for such a ___________ girl.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the legend of the thirsty dead?

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

4. What happens during Phulan's wedding ceremony?

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

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

7. How does Shabanu react to the new fate she has been given?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the relationships between fathers and daughters was portrayed in the novel. Contrast this with the relationship between mothers and daughters in Shabanu.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What does the character Sharma represent in the story? What advice does she give Shabanu, and what role does that advice play in the choices Shabanu makes?

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