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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much older is Nizam than Jahanara?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 1 year.

2. What does Jahanara eat for breakfast the day she is wed?
(a) Yogurt.
(b) Grapes.
(c) Strawberries.
(d) Melon.

3. What is Ladli doing when Jahanara sees her for the first time after Jahanara's wedding?
(a) Peeling carrots.
(b) Stirring soup.
(c) Kneading bread.
(d) Peeling carrots.

4. How old was Jahanara's great-grandfather when he inherited the throne?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

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

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

7. How many years did Jaha's grandfather tell her father that he had to wait to marry Arjumand?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

8. What Hindu god is the god of destruction and creation?
(a) Garuda.
(b) Hanuman.
(c) Shiva.
(d) Dhumavati.

9. What is on Jaha's right as she is rowed down the Yamuna River?
(a) Farmland.
(b) Taj Mahal.
(c) Hindu Temple.
(d) Red Fort.

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

11. What is the predominant color in Agra?
(a) Grey.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

12. What type of a woman does Jahanara say she is?
(a) Angry.
(b) Hard.
(c) Friendly.
(d) Soft.

13. At the beginning of Chapter 10, in how many days does Aurangzeb plan to kill Dara?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

14. What do the wooden execution blocks rest upon?
(a) Limestone.
(b) Slab of granite.
(c) A block of marble.
(d) Basalt.

15. What does Ladli draw on a note that she has Nizam deliver to Jahanara?
(a) Toad.
(b) Star.
(c) Flower.
(d) Worm.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Jaha's father's name before he became Emperor?

3. When is Jahanara married?

4. How many days does it take to load the barges with marble?

5. How old is Jahanara, in Chapter 8, when she finds herself on a barge with Isa, Nizam, and a group of trusted craftsmen?

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