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Shabanu
Suzanne Fisher Staples
Study Guide
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Guluband
Birth and Kalu
Safari and The Bugtis
Sibi Fair, The Bargain, and Shatoosh
Dowry, Nosepegs, and Channan Pir
Sharma, Desert Storm, and Thirsty Dead
Derawar and Ramadan
The Landlord and Spin Gul
Yazman and Justice
The Choice and The Wedding
Cholistan
Characters
Character List
Shabanu
Dadi
Sharma
Mama
Phulan
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
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Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Guluband
Birth and Kalu
Safari and The Bugtis
Sibi Fair, The Bargain, and Shatoosh
Dowry, Nosepegs, and Channan Pir
Sharma, Desert Storm, and Thirsty Dead
Derawar and Ramadan
The Landlord and Spin Gul
Yazman and Justice
The Choice and The Wedding
Cholistan
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Birth and Kalu Quiz
Further Study
Birth and Kalu Quiz
1
of 5
How does Shabanu find the dying camel in the desert?
She hears bleating
She sees jackals
She smells decay
She sees vultures
2
of 5
As Shabanu is forcing the baby camel out of the dying mother, horrific visions come to her of ___ giving birth.
Shabanu
Mama
Phulan
Auntie
3
of 5
What does Mithoo (the name of the baby camel) mean?
Sweet
Sadness
Lucky
Gift
4
of 5
What does Dadi throw to the enraged Tipu, in order to distract Tipu and make a getaway?
A length of rope
His boot
A head of Cauliflower
His turban
5
of 5
What does the term "shutr keena" refer to?
An embroidered robe
Camel vengeance
A root stew
Age sickness
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