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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does the Sultan believe it will be before Isa completes the mosque?
(a) 3-5 years.
(b) 1-2 years.
(c) 4-5 years.
(d) 6-7 years.

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

3. How many windows does the chamber have where Shah Jahan is imprisoned?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

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

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

6. Who did Jahanara ask once why Aurangzeb had become cruel?
(a) Nizam.
(b) Dara.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

7. How many days does the Sultan give Jahanara to spend with Isa and Arjumand?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

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

9. What gift does a mysterious messenger deliver, in Chapter 18?
(a) Pigeon.
(b) Tulips.
(c) Falcon.
(d) Irises.

10. What time of day is it in Part 3, Narration?
(a) Early evening.
(b) Mid-day.
(c) Noon.
(d) Dawn.

11. How many men like Nizam does Jahanara wish they had at a battle?
(a) 100.
(b) 500.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 10,000.

12. How long does it take Jahanara and Nizam to reach Allahabad?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 5 days.

13. How are the names of God described in the quote at the beginning of Part 4?
(a) Enigmatic.
(b) Beyond comprehension.
(c) Inscrutable.
(d) Beyond understanding.

14. In what desert does Aurangzeb fight the Rajputs?
(a) Thar.
(b) Nafud.
(c) Denakil.
(d) Kalahari.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what book is the quote taken at the beginning of Part 3, Narration?

2. When Ladli comes to Jahanara's cell with Aurangzeb and Khondamir, what is painted on her robe?

3. How does Jahanara get to Calcutta?

4. What does Jahanara give a guard who tries to bar her from seeing the Sultan?

5. What necklace does Ladli wear when she comes to Jahanara's cell with Aurangzeb and Khondamir?

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