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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What clothing marks the Marris tribe from other groups?
(a) Gun slings.
(b) Striped turban.
(c) Embroidered vests.
(d) Billowy trousers.

2. What doesn't Shabanu see at the fair?
(a) Women.
(b) Animals.
(c) Fires.
(d) Children.

3. What color is the covering Phulan must wear now that she is betrothed?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue.

4. What does Shabanu feel Guluband has taken with him?
(a) Herself.
(b) Her hope.
(c) Her future.
(d) Her freedom.

5. What people sacrifice and eat camels for a religious feast?
(a) Egyptians.
(b) Iraqis.
(c) Afghans.
(d) Iranians.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the fair, what are the men measuring on scales?

2. How old is Shabanu as the book begins?

3. Shabanu says that as they leave the fair she feels as empty as ___________.

4. Who is taking care of Mithoo while Shabanu is on the journey?

5. Phulan and Shabanu ride in a __________ on the way to the shrine.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Shabanu know is the reality for every Muslim girl?

2. What upsets Shabanu at the end of the first day of their trip to Sibi?

3. Why is Shabanu worried about her future?

4. Why does Mama worry about Shabanu's future?

5. What is the family's reaction when the see what Dadi has bought for Phulan's dowry and for gifts?

6. What disturbing thing does Shabanu learn about how other tribes treat camels?

7. What does Shabanu realize as she tells Phulan all about the Sibi fair?

8. What does Grandfather tell Shabanu after she returns from Sibi?

9. Why is this trip to the Sibi fair particularly poignant for Shabanu?

10. What happens when a group of Bugtis tribesmen stop the caravan Dadi and Shabanu are traveling with to the Sibi Fair?

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