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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 Nizam take from a cotton bag for the granddaughters to eat?
(a) Papaya.
(b) Pomegranate.
(c) Dried fish.
(d) Honey combs.

2. What do Jahanara's daughter's coos remind her of?
(a) Pigeons.
(b) Sparrows.
(c) Crickets.
(d) Doves.

3. What is in a cell with Jahanara when she regains consciousness after the battle with Aurangzeb?
(a) Cheetahs.
(b) Lions.
(c) Panthers.
(d) Jaguars.

4. How many more men does Aurangzeb have in his army than Dara has?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 4,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 2,000.

5. What time of day is it in Part 3, Narration?
(a) Mid-day.
(b) Noon.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Early evening.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, how many minarets are finished being dressed with white marble?

2. Where does the quote come from that is written at the beginning of Section 4?

3. What analogy does Jahanara use to describe the inevitability of seeing Aurangzeb when she returns to Agra?

4. Who does Jahanara see in the faces of her granddaughters?

5. How many times has Jahanara asked herself why she didn't allow Aurangzeb to die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Nizam assigned to serve in Aurangzeb's army, and how he is outfitted?

2. Why, as Jahanara's daughter grows older, does Jahanara spend fewer nights with Isa?

3. Why did Jahanara always try to show her father that she was worthy of his love?

4. What does Aurangzeb do when a cobra without fangs is placed in his bed?

5. What does Shah Jahan want Jahanara to promise him before he dies?

6. Why does Jahanara tell her granddaughters she didn't allow Aurangzeb to die?

7. What does Shah Jahan tell Jahanara when she asks why Aurangzeb has became cruel?

8. How does Isa reassure Jahanara that the neighbors will not hear the baby cry?

9. In Chapter 13, when Jahanara goes into Aurangzeb's room, what does she see?

10. How does Aurangzeb respond when Jahanara saves him from the snake?

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