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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Nizam when his parents were killed by a warlord?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

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

3. What does Aurangzeb eat as he awaits the execution of a merchant who falsified his scales?
(a) Garlic.
(b) Onion.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Melon.

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

5. What is the name of Jahanara's paternal grandmother?
(a) Durgavati.
(b) Nur Jahan.
(c) Razia Sultana.
(d) Jijabai.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color robes do Jaha's granddaughters wear?

2. What could the architect that was hired by Shah Jahan turn marble into?

3. In Chapter 9, how many years has the mausoleum been under construction?

4. What color tunics do Jahanara's brothers wear to her wedding?

5. What is the predominant color in Agra?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is allowed into the harem at Red Fort?

2. How does Isa mimic Paradise in his building?

3. How does Jahanara describe the skills of the architect hired to build the monument for Arjumand?

4. How did Jaha's father meet her mother?

5. What enemies does the Empire have in the days after Arjumand's death?

6. Describe the poem Jahanara's father wrote and where it was inscribed.

7. How does Aurangzeb plan to kill Dara?

8. What is Nizam's story?

9. Jahanara and Shah Jahan are blindfolded and led to the site of the Taj Mahal. What do they see when their blindfolds are removed?

10. What wares do artisans sell at Chandi Chowk?

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