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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 14-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religion is practiced by Jahanara's family?
(a) Jainism.
(b) Sikism.
(c) Islam.
(d) Hindu.

2. What is Jahanara drinking at the beginning of the Narration, in Chapter 2?
(a) Coffee
(b) Milk.
(c) Tea.
(d) Chai.

3. What could the architect that was hired by Shah Jahan turn marble into?
(a) Utopia.
(b) Elysium.
(c) Paradise.
(d) Heaven.

4. How many bulls were slaughtered to celebrate the dressing of some of the minarets with white marble?
(a) 20.
(b) 40.
(c) 80.
(d) 60.

5. Who rows Jaha down the Yamuna River, in Part I, Narration?
(a) Nizam.
(b) Jahan.
(c) Gulbadan.
(d) Ruayya.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years did Jaha's grandfather tell her father that he had to wait to marry Arjumand?

2. In Chapter 13, after giving her money to beggars, what does Jahanara wish to buy?

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

4. How old was Jahanara's great-grandfather when he inherited the throne?

5. In Chapter 12, how many men does Shah Jahan ask Aurangzeb to take north to deal with the Persians?

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