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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 is Jahanara eating, at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Yogurt.
(b) Melon.
(c) Strawberries.
(d) Dates.

2. What do Dara and Jahanara eat in the Abode of Love?
(a) Melon.
(b) Pomegranates.
(c) Mangoes.
(d) Grapes.

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

4. What color is Nizam's hair?
(a) Brown.
(b) Grey.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

5. What is the ceiling covered with in the Hall of Public Audience?
(a) Gold.
(b) Silk.
(c) Mural.
(d) Silver.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the harem, what color do the ladies usually paint their nails?

2. What is the name of Jahanara's paternal grandmother?

3. What do Jaha's granddaughters believe that their great-grandfather did for a living?

4. How old was Jaha's father when he first met her mother?

5. What is on Jaha's right as she is rowed down the Yamuna River?

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