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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Shabanu and her family use to keep the fighting camels apart?

2. What is Channan Pir known as?

3. What does Phulan get tangled in as she tried to escape the charging camel?

4. How old is Phulan as the book begins?

5. Mama thinks Shabanu needs to learn how to _________for her future.

Short Essay Questions

1. What all does Shabanu do at the Sibi carnival?

2. What is a nose peg?

3. Describe the scene when Wardak returns to buy Guluband.

4. How does Shabanu feel about her future after Dadi comforts her?

5. Why is Shabanu worried about her future?

6. What do the men traveling to the fair talk about as they sit by the fire with Dadi?

7. Who is Sharma and how does Auntie feel about her?

8. What kind of attention does Shabanu's herd of camels get at the Sibi fair?

9. Who does Dadi sell most of the female camels to and how do the negotiations go?

10. What changes does Shabanu notice in Phulan as the wedding draws nearer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the Muslim religion portrayed in the novel? Does the author seem to have either a negative or positive view of the religion?

Essay Topic 2

Did the family buy Phulan's happiness and their own security by selling Shabanu to the highest bidder? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbolic significance of each of the following characters: Phulan, Dadi, Grandfather and Auntie.

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