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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How old was Nizam when his parents were killed by a warlord?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

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

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

6. What does Aurangzeb eat as he awaits the execution of a merchant who falsified his scales?
(a) Grapes.
(b) Melon.
(c) Garlic.
(d) Onion.

7. How much of the Qur'an does Jahanara recite as she heals from the beating in her room?
(a) 1/30.
(b) 1/10.
(c) 1/5.
(d) 1/8.

8. What could the architect that was hired by Shah Jahan turn marble into?
(a) Elysium.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Utopia.
(d) Paradise.

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

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

11. How old is the boy Jahanara tries to rescue at the river?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 6-7.
(d) 7-8.

12. What color is the marble in the room that used to belong to Arjumand?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Pink.

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

14. What could the architect that Shah Jahan hired turn jade into?
(a) Jewels.
(b) Realistic statues.
(c) Silk.
(d) Flowers.

15. What does Ustad mean?
(a) Experienced.
(b) Chief.
(c) Proficient.
(d) Master.

Short Answer Questions

1. What angel whispered the words of Allah to Muhammad?

2. How many days after Jahanara's beating by Khondamir does Ramadan start?

3. How old is Isa?

4. What color does Jaha wear when she is being rowed down the Yamuna River?

5. What type of jewels are in the hilt of the ancient sword Shah Jahan wears to Jahanara's wedding?

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