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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Nizam and Jahanara come across a battlefield with rotting corpses, who are most of the dead?
(a) Persians.
(b) Rajhit.
(c) Men from the Empire.
(d) Deccans.

2. What does Jahanara give Nizam before he leaves to fight with Aurangzeb?
(a) Gold.
(b) Brooch with portrait of her mother.
(c) A lock of her hair.
(d) Silver.

3. Where do Dara, Aurangzeb, and Jahanara meet their father after the riots between Muslims and Hindus.
(a) Shah Jahan's rooms.
(b) Shah Jahan's private balcony.
(c) A courtyard.
(d) Harem.

4. How long is Jahanara without word from Nizam, after he joins Aurangzeb's army?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 2 years.

5. Where does Nizam have a long ugly scar?
(a) Thigh.
(b) Cheek.
(c) Back.
(d) Forearm.

6. What message does Jahanara want her granddaughters to take from her story?
(a) That they must be ready to kill their brother if the need presents itself.
(b) That they needn't ever prove anything to anyone except themselves.
(c) That they must be careful who they trust.
(d) That they must always care for their parents.

7. How many more elephants does Aurangzeb have in his army than Dara has?
(a) 300.
(b) 400.
(c) 500.
(d) 600.

8. What does Nizam take from a cotton bag for the granddaughters to eat?
(a) Honey combs.
(b) Dried fish.
(c) Papaya.
(d) Pomegranate.

9. Who helps Jahanara escape from Agra after her father dies?
(a) Women of the harum.
(b) Guards who honored Shah Jahan.
(c) Ladli.
(d) Nizam.

10. What necklace does Ladli wear when she comes to Jahanara's cell with Aurangzeb and Khondamir?
(a) Gold.
(b) Silver.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Pearl.

11. How many times has Jahanara asked herself why she didn't allow Aurangzeb to die?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 10,000.

12. What did Jahanara do to Nizam when she returned to Agra?
(a) Sent him to Calcutta.
(b) Had him become a spy.
(c) Set him free.
(d) Had him become a warrior.

13. How many warriors fought inside the Red Fort?
(a) 500.
(b) A few thousand.
(c) 3,000.
(d) 750.

14. How old is Jahanara when she escapes from Aurangzeb and flees to Bijapur?
(a) 36.
(b) 37.
(c) 39.
(d) 38.

15. Who does Arjumand marry?
(a) A stone worker.
(b) A fisherman.
(c) A prince.
(d) A noble.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jahanara when Aurangzeb seizes the throne?

2. Where is Shah Jahan imprisoned once Aurangzeb captures the Red Fort?

3. Who does Jahanara see in the faces of her granddaughters?

4. Where does the quote come from that is written at the beginning of Section 4?

5. How many bulls were slaughtered to celebrate the dressing of some of the minarets with white marble?

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