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

2. Who actually sent the message from the Ranger post at Maujgarh?

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

4. What does Rahim-sahib's servant always ride when he brings gifts to Shanbanu?

5. What does the name Rahim mean?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Shabanu save Phulan from Nazir?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How does Shabanu's love for the animals represent both her freedom and her undoing?

Essay Topic 3

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

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