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

2. What does Jahanara say was the second thing to happen after she saved Aurangzeb?
(a) Beatings.
(b) War.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Imprisonment.

3. What color are the words of a poem inscribed on the ceiling above the Peacock Throne?
(a) Silver.
(b) Blue paint.
(c) Red paint.
(d) Gold.

4. How many days after Jahanara's beating by Khondamir does Ramadan start?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

5. How many women live in the harem?
(a) About 800.
(b) 100's.
(c) 1,000's.
(d) About 600.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Dara and Jahanara eat in the Abode of Love?

2. In Chapter 13, how many minarets are finished being dressed with white marble?

3. How long does Shah Jahan want the celebration to last when the Taj Mahal is completed?

4. In what city do Jahanara and Ladli agree to meet when Jahanara is free?

5. What color stallion does Aurangzeb ride, in Chapter 16?

(see the answer key)

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