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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Narration.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is Jahanara married?
(a) During Diwali.
(b) During Dussehra.
(c) During Holi.
(d) During Nauroz.

2. What do the wooden execution blocks rest upon?
(a) Basalt.
(b) Slab of granite.
(c) A block of marble.
(d) Limestone.

3. How old is the boy Jahanara tries to rescue at the river?
(a) 4.
(b) 6-7.
(c) 5.
(d) 7-8.

4. What do Jaha's granddaughters believe that their great-grandfather did for a living?
(a) Storekeeper.
(b) Carpet maker.
(c) Architect.
(d) Fisherman.

5. How many years did Jaha's grandfather tell her father that he had to wait to marry Arjumand?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jahanara drinking at the beginning of the Narration, in Chapter 2?

2. What type of tree perches on the bank of the Yamuna River?

3. What is the name of the architect Shah Jahan hires?

4. What always prompts Jaha to think of Paradise?

5. What will those who believe in the Qur'an and other religious scriptures receive?

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