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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 do the trees on the bank of the Yamuna River resemble to Jaha?
(a) A blur of yellow and green.
(b) Giant spiders.
(c) Women bending over combing their long hair.
(d) Woody skeletons.

2. How many years does it take to complete the Taj Mahal?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 11.

3. How old is Jahanara when she escapes from Aurangzeb and flees to Bijapur?
(a) 38.
(b) 37.
(c) 39.
(d) 36.

4. How long does the Sultan believe it will be before Isa completes the mosque?
(a) 3-5 years.
(b) 1-2 years.
(c) 4-5 years.
(d) 6-7 years.

5. What does Nizam say Jahanara was called by the servants when she was a young girl?
(a) Little One.
(b) Kitten.
(c) Butterfly.
(d) Little Squirrel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fresh meat is brought for Jahanara, Isa, and Arjumand when they are reunited?

2. How many men like Nizam does Jahanara wish they had at a battle?

3. By what river is the inn where Jahnara stays when she goes east to settle a dispute?

4. What did Jahanara do when she returned to Agra?

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

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