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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color are the flowers that cover the desert after the rain?
(a) Orange.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Purple.

3. What does Phulan get tangled in as she tried to escape the charging camel?
(a) Guluband's legs.
(b) Dadi's turban.
(c) The sand.
(d) Her veil.

4. What is the toba?
(a) Water supply.
(b) Head covering.
(c) Bread.
(d) Water jug.

5. How many camels do they need to sell in order to pay for Phulan's wedding?
(a) 12.
(b) 23.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

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

7. What does Dadi dance with during the celebration at their camp?
(a) Children.
(b) Swords.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Shabanu.

8. What does the family feed the camels while they peg their noses?
(a) Mint.
(b) Licorice.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Wine.

9. What is the special treat Dadi buys for Shabanu to eat at the carnival?
(a) Panir.
(b) Paan.
(c) Shatoosh.
(d) Xhush.

10. What is the name of the place Dadi and Shabanu will travel to sell their camels?
(a) Sibhia.
(b) Melawahr.
(c) Sibi.
(d) Mehrabpur.

11. What is needed to sell camels for a good price to the government?
(a) Bribes.
(b) Luck.
(c) Persistence.
(d) Papers.

12. How many baby camels are in the herd when the orphan baby comes along?
(a) Seven.
(b) None.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

13. What river does the Gudu Barrage cross?
(a) Thar River.
(b) Nile River.
(c) Kush River.
(d) Indus River

14. Who tells Shabanu that it's okay to cry for Guluband?
(a) Mama.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Dadi.
(d) Phulan.

15. What does Dadi tell the one-eyed man that he will sell Guluband for?
(a) Twenty-eight thousand rupees.
(b) Twenty-five thousand rupees.
(c) Thirty thousand rupees.
(d) Thirty-three thousand rupees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of dance do the boys do during the celebration at the fair?

2. What does one of the men bring to play during the celebration of Dadi's success?

3. What does the man who bought Guluband bring to the celebration at Shabanu's camp?

4. What does Dadi give Shabanu as a gift along their journey?

5. What is the special treat Dadi buys for Shabanu at the carnival made from?

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