Beneath a Marble Sky: A Novel of the Taj Mahal Test | Final Test - Medium

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Beneath a Marble Sky: A Novel of the Taj Mahal Test | Final Test - Medium

John Shors
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many troops did Aurangzeb lose when caught in a trap by Shivaji?
(a) 4,000.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 5,000.

2. How long is Jahanara without word from Nizam, after he joins Aurangzeb's army?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 1 year.

3. Where is Shah Jahan imprisoned once Aurangzeb captures the Red Fort?
(a) Octagonal Tower.
(b) Round Tower.
(c) A cell.
(d) His rooms.

4. Who did Jahanara ask once why Aurangzeb had become cruel?
(a) Nizam.
(b) Her father.
(c) Dara.
(d) Her mother.

5. How many times has Jahanara asked herself why she didn't allow Aurangzeb to die?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 10,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the time of day at the beginning of Part 4, Narration?

2. Where do Dara, Aurangzeb, and Jahanara meet their father after the riots between Muslims and Hindus.

3. How many loves does Jahanara have during the years her daughter grows up?

4. What is Jahanara thinking of when Nizam opens a cotton bag for a snack?

5. How many years after Jahanara is imprisoned is she able to see Nizam?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jahanara see around her at the beginning of Part 4?

2. Why doesn't Jahanara wipe the blood from her face when Aurangzeb backhands her?

3. In Chapter 13, when Jahanara goes into Aurangzeb's room, what does she see?

4. What does Jahanara say about the years following her daughter's birth?

5. How does Jahanara disguise herself when she returns to Jahanara?

6. How does Isa reassure Jahanara that the neighbors will not hear the baby cry?

7. What does Aurangzeb do when a cobra without fangs is placed in his bed?

8. Why does Jahanara feel as if Allah has abandoned her?

9. What illness does Shah Jahan catch during monsoon season?

10. Why, as Jahanara's daughter grows older, does Jahanara spend fewer nights with Isa?

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