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Shabanu
Suzanne Fisher Staples
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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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Shabanu
Dadi
Sharma
Mama
Phulan
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Guluband
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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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Derawar and Ramadan Quiz
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Derawar and Ramadan Quiz
1
of 5
Who washes Grandfather's body for burial?
Mama
Dadi
Phulan
Shabanu
2
of 5
What do the family attach to Grandfather's grave?
Fabric strips
Brass bells
A photograph
Fresh flowers
3
of 5
What does the old guard from the fort promise to place on the tomb of a general whose body was never found?
Grandfather's letter
Grandfather's uniform
Grandfather's Quran
Grandfather's sword and fez
4
of 5
How is the season of Ramadan observed?
With pilgrimages
With gift-giving
With fasting
With feasting
5
of 5
The women use white paint to draw ___ symbols throughout Phulan's new house.
Protection
Ancestral
Fertility
Good luck
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