Buzkashi!

How did Habib feel when the bigger boys from the other team made fun of Zula?

• It made him angry.

• He felt sorry for Zula.

• He thought it was funny.

How was a family's wealth judged in the village where Habib and Zula lived?

• By how many horses and cows the family owned.

• By how many goats and sheep the family owned.

• By who won the game called Buzkashi.

Why did Zula have to sneak out of the house and go behind her parents' back when she wanted to play Buzkashi?

• Her father told her not to play because it was too dangerous.

• There was a rule that only men were allowed to play Buzkashi.

• She was supposed to stay at home to be with her sick mother.

What showed how far Zula would go to keep her father from finding out that she practiced Buzkashi with Habib?

• She didn't mind leaving her sick mother to go play the game.

• She would sneak out of the house to play the game.

• She was willing to lie to her father about it.

How did Habib's mother feel about him playing Buzkashi?

• She thought Habib was too young to play such a dangerous game no matter how much he liked to play.

• She thought he should study instead but let him play anyway because she knew how much he liked the game.

• She wanted Habib to play the game instead of doing his schoolwork because the family would benefit if he won.

What happened right after Habib and Zula rode at top speed and got to Zula's house before Zula's mother got home?

• Zula lied to her father about where they had been.

• They saw Zula's mother walking toward the village.

• They saw Zula's father standing in the doorway.

How did Habib feel about Zula practicing Buzkashi with him?

• He was willing to take the chance that he and Zula would get into big trouble because Zula was the best rider he knew to practice with.

• He didn't care if Zula got into big trouble for practicing with him because he only cared about being the best Buzkashi player in the village

• He was concerned that he and Zula could get into big trouble and wanted Zula to get her father's permission to use his horse for practice.

What did Habib often dream about Zula?

• That she would be allowed to play on the team, and it would make the team the best in the area.

• That her father would say it was okay for her to use his horse to practice with Habib.

• That Zula would show him how to improve his skill so he would be as good at Buzkashi as she was.

What was the most important thing about winning at Buskashi?

• The winner got to keep the goat for his own herd.

• The winner got to play in the games the next year.

• The winner got the respect of everyone in the village

What was Zula's father like?

• He loved his family and was willing to let Zula break important family and village rules at times.

• He worried about everything that concerned his family and insisted that they follow all the rules all the time.

• He didn't care very much what his family members did as long as they took care of themselves and didn't get sick.