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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the jade come from to make some of the flowers that adorn the walls of a room in the Taj Mahal?
(a) Persia.
(b) Burma.
(c) China.
(d) Afghanistan.

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

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

4. How many teeth does the physician have who attended Arjumand when she died?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

5. 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.

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

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

8. How old is Isa?
(a) 22.
(b) 31.
(c) 43.
(d) 23.

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

10. What type of perfume is rubbed into Jahanara's skin on her wedding day?
(a) Jasmine.
(b) Rosewood.
(c) Lotus.
(d) Sandalwood.

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

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

13. By what river is the inn where Jahnara stays when she goes east to settle a dispute?
(a) Yamuna.
(b) Ravi.
(c) Indus.
(d) Ganges.

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

15. What type of breezes can make tears bloom within Jahanara?
(a) Breezes from the ocean.
(b) Breezes from the river.
(c) Breezes that rise from beyond the Taj Mahal.
(d) Breezes from a freshly plowed field.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the quote come from, at the beginning of Chapter 2?

2. How old is Jahanara, at the end of Chapter 3?

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

4. What do the trees on the bank of the Yamuna River resemble to Jaha?

5. What color is Nizam's hair?

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