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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 Hindu god is the god of destruction and creation?
(a) Hanuman.
(b) Dhumavati.
(c) Shiva.
(d) Garuda.

2. How much older is Nizam than Jahanara?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 1 year.

3. What is the name of the man who steals a bag of rice?
(a) Bhumi.
(b) Aakaar.
(c) Kanha.
(d) Ismail.

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

5. How many men does Jahanara say Dara should take on his journey to negotiate a treaty?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 25.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color tunic does Aurangzeb wear when he goes with his siblings to play at the river?

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

3. How long does it take Aurangzeb to capture Bijapur?

4. What was Jaha's father's name before he became Emperor?

5. How many days after Jahanara's beating by Khondamir does Ramadan start?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dara say when Jahanara tells him that Aurangzeb plans to kill him?

2. Why does Jahanara try to warn Dara, at the end of Chapter 3?

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

4. Because of Arjumand's influence, what happens instead of war in the Empire?

5. In Chapter 6, how does Isa describe the mausoleum to Jahanara?

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

7. Why does Shah Jahan have to wear spectacles for the rest of his life?

8. Why does Jaha say the Emperor is cruel?

9. What does Shah Jahan do after Arjumand dies?

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

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