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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Shatoosh.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Guluband and the rest of the male camels sell for?
(a) Two hundred thousand rupees.
(b) Fifty-five thousand rupees.
(c) One hundred and fifty thousand rupees.
(d) One hundred thousand rupees.

2. What does Phulan's name mean?
(a) Dreamer.
(b) Earth.
(c) Hope.
(d) Flower.

3. What do Shabanu and her family use to keep the fighting camels apart?
(a) Ropes.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Food.
(d) Sticks.

4. What is the name of the Muslim feast where camels and goats are sacrificed?
(a) Mecca.
(b) Eid.
(c) Ramadan.
(d) Passover.

5. How old is Shabanu as the book begins?
(a) 14.
(b) 13.
(c) 11.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many baby camels are in the herd when the orphan baby comes along?

2. How long has it been at the beginning of the novel since there was rain in the Cholistan desert?

3. What does Shabanu sell at the fair?

4. What is the color of the skirt Mama makes for Shabanu before she sets out on her journey with Dadi?

5. What color is the covering Phulan must wear now that she is betrothed?

(see the answer key)

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