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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 does Ladli compare Khondamir to?
(a) Caterpillar.
(b) Boar.
(c) Toad.
(d) Spider.

2. What do Dara and Jahanara eat in the Abode of Love?
(a) Melon.
(b) Pomegranates.
(c) Mangoes.
(d) Grapes.

3. What could the architect that was hired by Shah Jahan turn marble into?
(a) Utopia.
(b) Paradise.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Elysium.

4. In Chapter 10, how long has Ladli been intimate with Aurangzeb?
(a) 1-2 weeks.
(b) 3-4 weeks.
(c) 6-7 moons.
(d) 4-5 moons.

5. What color tunics do Jahanara's brothers wear to her wedding?
(a) Scarlet.
(b) Indigo.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jaha say she cherishes as much as the sights along the Yamuna River?

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

3. How many days does it take to load the barges with marble?

4. Where are Jahanara's family on a military campaign during the first few weeks of her marriage?

5. How many years did Jaha's grandfather tell her father that he had to wait to marry Arjumand?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jahanara describe herself at the beginning of the Narration in Part 2?

2. What are the Karkhanas?

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

4. Describe the dry season in Agra?

5. What does Shah Jahan do after Arjumand dies?

6. How are the Deccans causing trouble for the Empire?

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

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

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 happens during a qamargah?

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