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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years does it take to complete the Taj Mahal?
(a) 10.
(b) 13.
(c) 12.
(d) 11.

2. What did Jahanara do when she returned to Agra?
(a) Freed herself.
(b) Imprisoned her father.
(c) Imprisoned herself.
(d) Freed her father.

3. What color stallion does Aurangzeb ride, in Chapter 16?
(a) Chestnut.
(b) Black.
(c) Bronze.
(d) White.

4. How many monks die when a Hindu temple is set on fire, in Chapter 12?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

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

6. What do Jahanara's daughter's coos remind her of?
(a) Crickets.
(b) Sparrows.
(c) Pigeons.
(d) Doves.

7. How many men on warhorses with lights do Jahanara and Nizam see when they travel one night?
(a) 25.
(b) 35.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

8. Who does Jahanara see in the faces of her granddaughters?
(a) Herself.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Arjumand.
(d) Her father.

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

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

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

12. What does Jahanara say was the second thing to happen after she saved Aurangzeb?
(a) Beatings.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Imprisonment.
(d) War.

13. What does Jahanara say there was at first after she saved Aurangzeb?
(a) Contentment.
(b) Magic.
(c) Joy.
(d) Peace.

14. What color fish does Jahanara see in Part 4, Narration?
(a) Green.
(b) Silver.
(c) Brown.
(d) Orange.

15. In Chapter 13, how many minarets are finished being dressed with white marble?
(a) 2.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jahanara when she escapes from Aurangzeb and flees to Bijapur?

2. How many years after Jahanara is imprisoned is she able to see Nizam?

3. What does Ladli bring Jahanara when she is imprisoned in a cell?

4. How many times has Jahanara asked herself why she didn't allow Aurangzeb to die?

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

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