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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 color is the marble in the room that used to belong to Arjumand?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Pink.

2. What nickname does Isa call Jahanara?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Sparrow.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Swallow.

3. In what desert does Aurangzeb fight the Rajputs?
(a) Thar.
(b) Nafud.
(c) Kalahari.
(d) Denakil.

4. What type of breezes can make tears bloom within Jahanara?
(a) Breezes from the river.
(b) Breezes from the ocean.
(c) Breezes that rise from beyond the Taj Mahal.
(d) Breezes from a freshly plowed field.

5. What type of a tongue does Jahanara say she has?
(a) Sly.
(b) Wily.
(c) Barbed.
(d) Forked.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many teeth does the physician have who attended Arjumand when she died?

2. How many men does Jahanara say Dara should take on his journey to negotiate a treaty?

3. Where is Shah Jahan imprisoned once Aurangzeb captures the Red Fort?

4. What did Shah Jahan do after his wife died?

5. How long does it take for the Red Fort to surrender to Aurangzeb and his army?

(see the answer key)

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