SparkNotes: Shabanu: Quiz

What is Guluband's special talent?

(A) Dancing

(B) Singing

(C) Racing

(D) Finding people lost in the desert

Why does Shabanu worry about Mithoo when he is born?

(A) She is afraid the vultures will attack him

(B) She is afraid a snake will bite him

(C) She is afraid he will run away

(D) She is afraid he will starve because no other camels will nurse him

Why does Kalu fight Tipu?

(A) Tipu steals his food

(B) Kalu wants to mate with the female camels

(C) Kalu is old and grumpy

(D) Tipu infringes on Kalu's territory

Why does Shabanu eventually wear her chadr when she and Dadi set out for Sibi?

(A) Because she decides it is beautiful

(B) Because she wants to seem more grownup

(C) To keep the sand out of her eyes

(D) To keep the sun off her head

What will happen to the Bugti girl when her family finds her?

(A) They will kill her

(B) They will force her to marry another man

(C) She will become a slave

(D) They will punish her but will eventually forgive her

What does Dadi want most when selling his camels?

(A) As much money as possible

(B) To sell them as quickly as possible

(C) To sell them to a man who will be kind to them

(D) To sell them to Arabs or Iranians

Why does Dadi sell Guluband to Wardak?

(A) Because he knows Wardak will cherish the camel

(B) Because Wardak brings the amount for which Dadi promised he would sell him

(C) Because Wardak offers him more money than he can resist

(D) To teach Shabanu a lesson about obeying him

Where did the beautiful shatoosh in the old man's shop come from?

(A) The old man's father gave it to his mother

(B) It once belonged to a prince's consort

(C) Ten old women spent their final decade alive collecting the cashmere for it and weaving it by hand

(D) The man had given it to his wife, who is now dead

Who offers Shabanu the greatest sympathy over Guluband when she returns from Sibi?

(A) Auntie

(B) Mama

(C) Phulan

(D) Grandfather

How does Shabanu feel when she first sees that her breasts are growing?

(A) She cannot wait until they are as big as Phulan's

(B) She hates them more than anything

(C) She has mixed feelings

(D) She feels sad and helpless

How does Shabanu react when she sees Dadi fighting at the camp near Channan Pir?

(A) She feels repulsed and angry

(B) She feels frightened he will punish her

(C) She feels ashamed

(D) She is proud that her father is so strong

What does Sharma tell Shabanu at Channan Pir?

(A) To run away from home and come live with her in the desert

(B) That the love of a good man is a blessing

(C) That all men are cruel and abusive

(D) That she wishes she had never left her husband

How does Grandfather survive the dust storm?

(A) He walks all night

(B) He finds a small cave

(C) He takes shelter with a neighbor

(D) He huddles in the middle of the camel herd

How do desert people signal for help when they are lost and thirsty?

(A) They tie their turban to the top of the highest tree in hopes that someone will see it

(B) They flash the decorative mirrors on their clothes in the sun

(C) They make a long, high-pitched wailing sound

(D) They go to the top of the nearest dune and wait

Why can't the family bury Grandfather in the military cemetery?

(A) Because the villagers are unfriendly

(B) Because it is too dry and the ground is too hard

(C) Because the officials deny that Grandfather was ever a soldier

(D) Because the nawab's sons are fighting over who owns his estate, including the cemetery

How did Lal Khan probably die?

(A) He fell down a well

(B) He died of thirst in the desert

(C) Nazir Mohammad murdered him

(D) An angry camel trampled him

Why does Dadi tell Shabanu to stay with Phulan at all times in Mehrabpur?

(A) Because Phulan is so empty-headed she will get lost

(B) Because he is afraid she will run off to see Hamir before the wedding day

(C) Because he fears Nazir Mohammad will try to hurt her in some way

(D) Because he wants to prevent Shabanu from wandering around by herself with the camels

Why do Nazir Mohammad's friends decide they are not interested in Shabanu?

(A) She is too young

(B) She is too ugly

(C) They realize she is part of Bibi Lal's family

(D) She speaks too boldly and acts like a man

Who calls the women from Maujgarh, claiming to be Dadi?

(A) Nazir Mohammad

(B) Rahim-sahib

(C) Murad

(D) The Desert Rangers

Why does Bibi Lal's family flee to Yazman?

(A) It is the nearest town

(B) They have family there who will protect them

(C) They believe they can hide from Nazir Mohammad there

(D) It is the nearest Desert Ranger post, and they believe the Desert Rangers will protect them

How does Shabanu act when she first meets Rahim-sahib in the courtyard at Yazman?

(A) Shyly

(B) Cleverly and boldly

(C) Angrily

(D) Respectfully

How does Phulan feel when the adults tell her she will marry Murad?

(A) She is afraid of Murad

(B) She feels she must mourn Hamir first

(C) She is angry and insulted

(D) She is happy and relieved

Why does Rahim-sahib want to marry Shabanu?

(A) Because she is young and he hopes he will bear her many sons

(B) Because he is old and lonely

(C) Because her sauciness and beauty charmed him

(D) Because he thinks it will help ensure peace between his and Murad's family

What does Shabanu think of the gifts Rahim-sahib sends her?

(A) She scorns and resents them

(B) She admires them wholeheartedly

(C) She begins to appreciate them little by little

(D) She feels shocked at how expensive they are

What does Sharma say will make a man love his wife?

(A) Beauty

(B) Sons

(C) Her internal goodness

(D) Her ability to remain mysterious

Why does Shabanu remove her ankle bracelets before she runs away?

(A) Because they are too tight and hurt her ankles

(B) Because their jingling noise might wake her parents

(C) Because Mama and Dadi gave them to her, and she no longer wants to wear gifts from her parents

(D) As a gesture symbolizing her desire to give up all material riches

Why does Shabanu stop running away when Mithoo breaks his leg?

(A) Because she becomes overwhelmed with sadness and fright

(B) Because she knows she cannot reach Sharma's without him

(C) Because she hears Dadi coming anyway

(D) Because she cannot bear to leave him to die, even if it costs her own freedom