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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. What do the trees on the bank of the Yamuna River resemble to Jaha?
(a) Woody skeletons.
(b) A blur of yellow and green.
(c) Women bending over combing their long hair.
(d) Giant spiders.

2. What is the name of the architect Shah Jahan hires?
(a) Isa.
(b) Nakul.
(c) Aarif.
(d) Siraaj.

3. How long does it take Aurangzeb to capture Bijapur?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) A week.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 3 days.

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

5. What did Shah Jahan do after his wife died?
(a) Dress in rags.
(b) Sit in ashes.
(c) Lock himself in a small room.
(d) Pull out his hair.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ustad mean?

3. In Chapter 10, how long has Ladli been intimate with Aurangzeb?

4. What did Jaha's father believe in when she was still an innocent young girl?

5. How soon will Isa need men to build the monument?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during a qamargah?

2. What reason does Shah Jahan give Jahanara for sending her east, and what is the actual reason he sends her to the east?

3. How does Aurangzeb plan to kill Dara?

4. Why does Jahanara have to be careful to see Isa only at the site?

5. Who is Khondamir and why is he chosen to marry Jahanara?

6. What responsibilities do Jahanara's brothers have, in Chapter 7?

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

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

9. Describe the dry season in Agra?

10. Why does Jaha say the Emperor is cruel?

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