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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. Where are Jahanara's family on a military campaign during the first few weeks of her marriage?
(a) In the west.
(b) In the south.
(c) In the north.
(d) In the east.

2. How old is the boy Jahanara tries to rescue at the river?
(a) 6-7.
(b) 7-8.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

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

4. How old is Jahanara, in Chapter 8, when she finds herself on a barge with Isa, Nizam, and a group of trusted craftsmen?
(a) 22.
(b) 19.
(c) 21.
(d) 20.

5. What do breezes remind Jahanara of?
(a) Her husband's caresses.
(b) A baby's breath.
(c) Her mother's touch.
(d) Kisses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jahanara go on a barge with Isa and some workers to collect white marble?

2. What color does Jaha wear when she is being rowed down the Yamuna River?

3. By Chapter 8, how many workers die building the mausoleum?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Jaha say the Emperor is cruel?

4. What wares do artisans sell at Chandi Chowk?

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

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

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

8. What does Jaha see as her boat is rowed across the Yamuna?

9. What does Shah Jahan do after Arjumand dies?

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

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