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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 17-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Shah Jahan do after his wife died?
(a) Sit in ashes.
(b) Pull out his hair.
(c) Dress in rags.
(d) Lock himself in a small room.

2. In Chapter 10, how long has Ladli been intimate with Aurangzeb?
(a) 6-7 moons.
(b) 1-2 weeks.
(c) 3-4 weeks.
(d) 4-5 moons.

3. What do Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb, Dara, and Jahanara have to eat when they dine together in the harem, in Chapter 10?
(a) Lamb.
(b) Duck.
(c) Beef.
(d) Chicken.

4. How many years after Jahanara is imprisoned is she able to see Nizam?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

5. Where does the quote come from, at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Book of Mormon.
(b) Torah.
(c) Qur'an.
(d) Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the jade come from to make some of the flowers that adorn the walls of a room in the Taj Mahal?

2. What do breezes remind Jahanara of?

3. What could the architect that was hired by Shah Jahan turn marble into?

4. What does Jahanara give the physician for staying the night with Dara when Dara becomes ill from poisoned meat?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 10, in how many days does Aurangzeb plan to kill Dara?

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