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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. Who helps Shabanu to feel better about Phulan marrying Murad?
(a) Sharma.
(b) Dadi.
(c) Mama.
(d) Mithoo.

2. What does the name Rahim mean?
(a) Merciful.
(b) Wise.
(c) Kind.
(d) Patient.

3. What color dress does Shabanu wear to Phulan's wedding?
(a) Black.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Pink.

4. Rahim-sahib sends Shanbanu all the jewelry except what?
(a) Diamond nose ring.
(b) Gold bracelets.
(c) Platinum toe rings.
(d) Ruby ring.

5. What is Spin Gul's official title?
(a) Subadar.
(b) Colonel.
(c) Sahib.
(d) Commander.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sons does Rahim-sahib already have?

2. Who do they find hiding at Auntie's house during the sand storm?

3. What does Mama give to her cousins at the camp of the shrine?

4. Shabanu tells the man that helps her rescue the boys from the tree at the Wing Commanders that she has perfect ____________.

5. How many days will Phulan have to mourn Hamir before she can marry?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens during Phulan's wedding ceremony?

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

7. How does Shabanu save Phulan from Nazir?

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

9. How does Shabanu break with tradition on Grandfather's behalf?

10. What is the story behind the shrine of Channan Pir?

(see the answer keys)

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