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

2. How old is Jahanara when Aurangzeb seizes the throne?
(a) 25.
(b) 27.
(c) 31.
(d) 42.

3. What color is Dara's helmet and chain mail?
(a) Red and black.
(b) Blue and silver.
(c) Yellow and green.
(d) Blue and yellow.

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

5. What did Jahanara do to Nizam when she returned to Agra?
(a) Had him become a warrior.
(b) Set him free.
(c) Sent him to Calcutta.
(d) Had him become a spy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many more elephants does Aurangzeb have in his army than Dara has?

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

3. Where does Nizam have a long ugly scar?

4. What is one name for God that is used in Part 4, Narration?

5. How does Jahanara get to Calcutta?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jahanara begin to worry about as and Nizam get closer to where Isa might be?

2. As the days of her imprisonment pass, how does Jahanara change?

3. What does Jahanara conclude when she looks around at the beginning of Part 4?

4. Why doesn't Jahanara envy her granddaughters for their youth?

5. Who is Shivaji?

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

7. How does Jahanara survive being locked in a cell with two hungry cheetahs?

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

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

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

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