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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 Jaha say she cherishes as much as the sights along the Yamuna River?
(a) Memories of her infant daughter.
(b) Her lover's face.
(c) Her mother's face.
(d) Her grandchildren when she first saw them born.

2. What do the wooden execution blocks rest upon?
(a) Limestone.
(b) Basalt.
(c) A block of marble.
(d) Slab of granite.

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

4. What do Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb, Dara, and Jahanara have to eat when they dine together in the harem, in Chapter 10?
(a) Duck.
(b) Lamb.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Beef.

5. When is Jahanara married?
(a) During Nauroz.
(b) During Holi.
(c) During Dussehra.
(d) During Diwali.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Jaha's granddaughters believe that their great-grandfather did for a living?

2. How old is Jahanara when she marries?

3. What does Ladli draw on a note that she has Nizam deliver to Jahanara?

4. What will those who believe in the Qur'an and other religious scriptures receive?

5. What does Ladli compare Khondamir to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Nizam's story?

2. What languages does Jahanara speak?

3. What happens during a qamargah?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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