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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 is grandfather's first name?

2. What color dress does Shabanu wear to Phulan's wedding?

3. Where does Grandfather want to be buried?

4. Rahim-sahib has the honorable role of being a what?

5. Who helps Shabanu to feel better about Phulan marrying Murad?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is the legend of the thirsty dead?

10. How does Shabanu save Phulan from Nazir?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Staples trying to give the reader a slice of nomadic desert life, or is she making a larger statement about the mistreatment of women in countries like Pakistan?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the many cultural elements of the Pakistani nomads that have essential practical uses as well as deep cultural meaning. Begin the discussion with the chadr and include at least two other elements.

Essay Topic 3

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

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