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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What did Shah Jahan do after his wife died?
(a) Dress in rags.
(b) Sit in ashes.
(c) Pull out his hair.
(d) Lock himself in a small room.

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

8. For how many years after Arjumand's death did Shah Jahan give up all worldly pleasures?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 3 year.

9. What do Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb, Dara, and Jahanara have to eat when they dine together in the harem, in Chapter 10?
(a) Beef.
(b) Duck.
(c) Lamb.
(d) Chicken.

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

11. What color does Jaha wear when she is being rowed down the Yamuna River?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

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

13. How many men does Jahanara say Dara should take on his journey to negotiate a treaty?
(a) 25.
(b) 15.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

14. How old was Jaha's father when he first met her mother?
(a) 15.
(b) 18.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

15. What is Jahanara eating, at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Melon.
(b) Dates.
(c) Yogurt.
(d) Strawberries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jahanara drinking at the beginning of the Narration, in Chapter 2?

2. Where are Jahanara's family on a military campaign during the first few weeks of her marriage?

3. What does Ustad mean?

4. How old was Isa when he came to Delhi?

5. How many wives did Emperor Jahangir have?

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