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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jahanara drinking at the beginning of the Narration, in Chapter 2?
(a) Milk.
(b) Coffee
(c) Chai.
(d) Tea.

2. What type of a tongue does Jahanara say she has?
(a) Barbed.
(b) Forked.
(c) Wily.
(d) Sly.

3. How tall is the height of the main gate of the mausoleum?
(a) 35.
(b) 40.
(c) 20.
(d) 30 men.

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

5. How many days does it take to load the barges with marble?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

6. Where are Jahanara's family on a military campaign during the first few weeks of her marriage?
(a) In the west.
(b) In the east.
(c) In the north.
(d) In the south.

7. How many men does Isa ask for to build the monument?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 35,000.
(d) 20,000.

8. Under what moon were Jaha's parents married?
(a) Half moon.
(b) Quarter moon.
(c) Three quarter moon.
(d) Full moon.

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

10. What color robes do Jaha's granddaughters wear?
(a) Green.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blue.
(d) Grey.

11. What did Jaha's father believe in when she was still an innocent young girl?
(a) Courage.
(b) Independence.
(c) Justice.
(d) Perfection.

12. What type of tree perches on the bank of the Yamuna River?
(a) Rosewood.
(b) Banyan.
(c) Banana.
(d) Willow.

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

14. What was Jaha's father's name before he became Emperor?
(a) Aadi.
(b) Chakor.
(c) Sachet.
(d) Khurram.

15. What color tunics do Jahanara's brothers wear to her wedding?
(a) Green.
(b) Indigo.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Scarlet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many teeth does the physician have who attended Arjumand when she died?

2. What is the name of the man who steals a bag of rice?

3. What does Jaha say she cherishes as much as the sights along the Yamuna River?

4. What color veil does Jahanara wear when she and Dara talk in the Abode of Love?

5. How many women live in the harem?

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