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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 13, after giving her money to beggars, what does Jahanara wish to buy?
(a) Banana.
(b) Pomegranate.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Papaya.

4. How many troops did Aurangzeb lose when caught in a trap by Shivaji?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 4,000.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 5,000.

5. How many warriors does Aurangzeb command with Shah and Murad, in Chapter 15?
(a) 65,000.
(b) 75,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 80,000.

6. What does Ladli bring Jahanara when she is imprisoned in a cell?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Dry bread.
(c) Bloody steaks.
(d) A robe.

7. How many loves does Jahanara have during the years her daughter grows up?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

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

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

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

12. What is the shape of the tomb chamber in the Taj Mahal?
(a) Octagon.
(b) Square.
(c) Pentagon.
(d) Triangle.

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

14. On whom does Aurangzeb blame his retreat?
(a) Dara.
(b) Muslims.
(c) Jahanara.
(d) Hindus.

15. What analogy does Jahanara use to describe the inevitability of seeing Aurangzeb when she returns to Agra?
(a) The sun rises.
(b) Cat meets its fleas.
(c) The sun sets.
(d) Dog meets its fleas.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What will Jahanara tether to a cypress tree so the Sultan and his men will find a secret passage into the Red Fort?

3. What fresh meat is brought for Jahanara, Isa, and Arjumand when they are reunited?

4. What color does Jahanara dye her hair when she returns to Agra?

5. What type of snake does Jahanara see in Aurangzeb's room as she returns from a celebration at the mausoleum?

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