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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Shah Jahan do nothing but grieve for his wife?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 2 weeks.

2. How many years before Jahanara's time did Muhammad receive the words of Allah?
(a) 1,500 years.
(b) 2,100 years.
(c) 10 centuries.
(d) 8 centuries.

3. What do Dara and Jahanara eat in the Abode of Love?
(a) Mangoes.
(b) Grapes.
(c) Melon.
(d) Pomegranates.

4. What always prompts Jaha to think of Paradise?
(a) Dawn in Agra.
(b) The Peacock Throne.
(c) Sunrise over the Yamuna River.
(d) The Red Fort.

5. What type of jewels are in the hilt of the ancient sword Shah Jahan wears to Jahanara's wedding?
(a) Amethyst.
(b) Emeralds.
(c) Sapphires.
(d) Diamonds.

6. In Chapter 9, how many years has the mausoleum been under construction?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

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

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

9. What does Jahanara tell Ladli to report that Jahanara has stolen from Khondamir?
(a) Gold coins.
(b) Silver coins.
(c) Silver ring.
(d) Gold ring.

10. In Chapter 10, how long has Ladli been intimate with Aurangzeb?
(a) 4-5 moons.
(b) 1-2 weeks.
(c) 3-4 weeks.
(d) 6-7 moons.

11. What does Mumtaz Mahal mean?
(a) My beautiful one.
(b) Chosen of the Palace.
(c) Chosen one.
(d) My beloved.

12. How old was Isa when he came to Delhi?
(a) 5.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 7.

13. What does Jahanara compare Isa to when she first meets him in her father's audience hall?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Falcon.
(c) Osprey.
(d) Eagle.

14. Where does Jahanara go on a barge with Isa and some workers to collect white marble?
(a) Kanpur.
(b) Delhi.
(c) Jaipur.
(d) Orissa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jahanara eat for breakfast the day she is wed?

2. In Chapter 10, what is embroidered on the robe Shah Jahan wears when he watches girls dancing in the harem?

3. What did Jaha's father believe in when she was still an innocent young girl?

4. How much of the Qur'an does Jahanara recite as she heals from the beating in her room?

5. What nickname does Isa call Jahanara?

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