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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. In Chapter 12, how many men does Shah Jahan ask Aurangzeb to take north to deal with the Persians?
(a) 60,000.
(b) 55,000.
(c) 45,000.
(d) 50,000.

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

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

4. What fruit is brought to the cell after Jahanara is imprisoned again?
(a) Pomegranate.
(b) Bananas.
(c) Melon.
(d) Papaya.

5. What is the shape of the tomb chamber in the Taj Mahal?
(a) Pentagon.
(b) Triangle.
(c) Square.
(d) Octagon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many horses do Jahanara and Nizam purchase in Allahabad?

2. How long does Shah Jahan want the celebration to last when the Taj Mahal is completed?

3. How many monks die when a Hindu temple is set on fire, in Chapter 12?

4. Who helps Jahanara escape from Agra after her father dies?

5. What message does Jahanara want her granddaughters to take from her story?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Shah Jahan tell Aurangzeb about enemies?

5. What reason does Jahanara give her granddaughters for going back to Agra?

6. Why doesn't Jahanara wipe the blood from her face when Aurangzeb backhands her?

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

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

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

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

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