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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. How old is Arjumand when Jahanar begins taking her to the Taj Mahal so Isa might see her more often?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

2. What does Aurangzeb lack?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Empathy.
(c) Joy.
(d) Love.

3. What does Jahanara say was the second thing to happen after she saved Aurangzeb?
(a) Beatings.
(b) Imprisonment.
(c) War.
(d) Revenge.

4. What is one name for God that is used in Part 4, Narration?
(a) Eternal.
(b) Holy One.
(c) Most High.
(d) Almighty.

5. What type of snake does Jahanara see in Aurangzeb's room as she returns from a celebration at the mausoleum?
(a) Cobra.
(b) Viper.
(c) Python.
(d) Krait.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many troops did Aurangzeb lose when caught in a trap by Shivaji?

2. What does Jahanara say there was at first after she saved Aurangzeb?

3. What did Jahanara do when she returned to Agra?

4. What fruit is brought to the cell after Jahanara is imprisoned again?

5. How many more guards are there guarding Shah Jahan than when Jahanara left?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Jahanara discovered and imprisoned again?

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

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

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

5. How does Jahanara disguise herself when she returns to Jahanara?

6. What illness does Shah Jahan catch during monsoon season?

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

8. Why does Jahanara feel as if Allah has abandoned her?

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

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

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