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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. Dadi turns the young man that they find in the sand toward _________.
(a) Down.
(b) Mecca.
(c) Heaven.
(d) East.

2. Who tells the woman about how Hamir died?
(a) Kulana.
(b) Sakina.
(c) Kulsan.
(d) Sahara.

3. The ruling people of Pakistan where called what?
(a) Sahib.
(b) Nazir.
(c) Nawab.
(d) Rashid.

4. What is the song called that Shama sings to the other women at the shrine?
(a) Kharin.
(b) Ghazal.
(c) Harkim.
(d) Kafi.

5. What color is Grandfather's turban?
(a) Dark blue.
(b) Black.
(c) Red striped.
(d) Light blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who actually sent the message from the Ranger post at Maujgarh?

2. What is the name of Hamir and Murad's mother?

3. What color chadr does Phulan wear on her wedding day?

4. Phulan and Shabanu see what tied to a tree while they are searching for the water plant?

5. What does Shabanu pray for at the shrine of Channan Pil?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Auntie act during the pilgrimage to Channan Pir?

3. What happens during Phulan's wedding ceremony?

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

5. What happens after Shabanu gets the women safely away from Mehrabpur?

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

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

8. What happens when Nazir and his hunting party see Shabanu returning from getting water?

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

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

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