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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. How much of the Qur'an does Jahanara recite as she heals from the beating in her room?
(a) 1/5.
(b) 1/8.
(c) 1/30.
(d) 1/10.

2. What is Jahanara thinking of when Nizam opens a cotton bag for a snack?
(a) Isa.
(b) Her father.
(c) Building the Taj Mahal.
(d) Her mother.

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

4. How many times has Jahanara asked herself why she didn't allow Aurangzeb to die?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 5,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the words of a poem inscribed on the ceiling above the Peacock Throne?

2. How much did Arjumand tell Jaha's father that a diamond cost?

3. When does Jahanara finally see her family after her wedding?

4. What color tunic does Aurangzeb wear when he goes with his siblings to play at the river?

5. How soon will Isa need men to build the monument?

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