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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapters 22-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many more guards are there guarding Shah Jahan than when Jahanara left?
(a) 3 times as many.
(b) 5 times as many.
(c) 2 times as many.
(d) 4 times as many

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

3. How many more men does Aurangzeb have in his army than Dara has?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 4,000.

4. How long does Nizam stay in Agra when he returns the first time after joining Aurangzeb's army?
(a) A week.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 days.

5. Where do Dara, Aurangzeb, and Jahanara meet their father after the riots between Muslims and Hindus.
(a) Shah Jahan's rooms.
(b) A courtyard.
(c) Harem.
(d) Shah Jahan's private balcony.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Nizam and Jahanara come across a battlefield with rotting corpses, who are most of the dead?

2. How old is Jahanara when Aurangzeb seizes the throne?

3. What fruit is brought to the cell after Jahanara is imprisoned again?

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

5. For how many years after Arjumand's death did Shah Jahan give up all worldly pleasures?

(see the answer key)

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