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Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind

Quiz by Elaine Johnson

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13 questions
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  • Q1
    What is Guluband's special talent?
    Finding water in the desert
    Dancing
    Singing
    Racing
    30s
  • Q2
    Why does Shabanu worry about Mithoo when he is born?
    She is afraid the vultures will attack him.
    She is afraid he will run away.
    She is afraid a snake will bite him.
    She is afraid he will starve because no other camels will nurse him.
    30s
  • Q3
    Why does Shabanu eventually wear her chadr when she and Dadi set out for Sibi?
    Because she decides it is beautiful
    Because she wants to seem more grownup
    To keep the sand out of her eyes
    To keep the sun off her head
    30s
  • Q4
    What will happen to the Bugti girl when her family finds her?
    They will kill her.
    She will become a slave.
    They will punish her but will eventually forgive her.
    They will force her to marry another man.
    30s
  • Q5
    What does Dadi want most when selling his camels?
    To sell them to a man who will be kind to them
    To sell them to Arabs or Mujahaddin
    As much money as possible
    To sell them as quickly as possible
    30s
  • Q6
    Why does Dadi sell Guluband to Wardak?
    To teach Shabanu a lesson about obeying him
    Because Wardak offers him more money than he can resist
    Because he knows Wardak will cherish the camel
    Because Wardak brings the amount for which Dadi promised he would sell him
    30s
  • Q7
    Where did the beautiful shatoosh in the old man's shop come from?
    It once belonged to a prince's consort.
    The old man's father gave it to his mother.
    Ten old women spent their final decade alive collecting the cashmere for it and weaving it by hand.
    The man had given it to his wife, who is now dead.
    30s
  • Q8
    Who offers Shabanu the greatest sympathy over Guluband when she returns from Sibi?
    Grandfather
    Mama
    Phulan
    Dadi
    30s
  • Q9
    How does Shabanu react when she sees Dadi fighting at the camp near Channan Pir?
    She feels frightened he will punish her.
    She feels ashamed.
    She feels repulsed and angry.
    She is proud that her father is so strong.
    30s
  • Q10
    What does Sharma tell Shabanu at Channan Pir?
    To run away from home and come live with her in the desert
    That she wishes she had never left her husband
    That all men are cruel and abusive
    That the love of a good man is a blessing
    30s
  • Q11
    How did Lal Khan probably die?
    He fell down a well.
    Nazir Mohammad murdered him.
    An angry camel trampled him.
    He died of thirst in the desert.
    30s
  • Q12
    Why does Dadi tell Shabanu to stay with Phulan at all times in Mehrabpur?
    Because he is afraid she will run off to see Hamir before the wedding day
    Because he wants to prevent Shabanu from wandering around by herself with the camels
    Because he fears Nazir Mohammad will try to hurt her in some way
    Because Phulan is so empty-headed she will get lost
    30s
  • Q13
    Why do Nazir Mohammad's friends decide they are not interested in Shabanu?
    They realize she is part of Bibi Lal's family.
    She speaks too boldly and acts like a man.
    She is too ugly.
    She is too young.
    30s

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