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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jaha say she cherishes as much as the sights along the Yamuna River?
(a) Her grandchildren when she first saw them born.
(b) Her lover's face.
(c) Memories of her infant daughter.
(d) Her mother's face.

2. What color veil does Jahanara wear when she and Dara talk in the Abode of Love?
(a) Turquoise.
(b) Lavender.
(c) Scarlet.
(d) Indigo.

3. What color tunic does Aurangzeb wear when he goes with his siblings to play at the river?
(a) Brown.
(b) Gray.
(c) Black.
(d) Yellow.

4. What was Jaha's father's name before he became Emperor?
(a) Aadi.
(b) Sachet.
(c) Khurram.
(d) Chakor.

5. What is the name of Jahanara's paternal grandmother?
(a) Razia Sultana.
(b) Nur Jahan.
(c) Jijabai.
(d) Durgavati.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many women live in the harem?

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

3. What is the ceiling covered with in the Hall of Public Audience?

4. How old is Jahanara, at the end of Chapter 3?

5. What did Jaha's father believe in when she was still an innocent young girl?

(see the answer key)

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