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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 Jahanara give Nizam before he leaves to fight with Aurangzeb?
(a) Brooch with portrait of her mother.
(b) Silver.
(c) A lock of her hair.
(d) Gold.

2. Who helps Jahanara escape from Agra after her father dies?
(a) Guards who honored Shah Jahan.
(b) Nizam.
(c) Women of the harum.
(d) Ladli.

3. In Chapter 13, after giving her money to beggars, what does Jahanara wish to buy?
(a) Papaya.
(b) Banana.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Pomegranate.

4. What necklace does Ladli wear when she comes to Jahanara's cell with Aurangzeb and Khondamir?
(a) Silver.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Pearl.
(d) Gold.

5. How many more guards are there guarding Shah Jahan than when Jahanara left?
(a) 2 times as many.
(b) 5 times as many.
(c) 3 times as many.
(d) 4 times as many

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men on warhorses with lights do Jahanara and Nizam see when they travel one night?

2. How long is Jahanara without word from Nizam, after he joins Aurangzeb's army?

3. Who did Jahanara ask once why Aurangzeb had become cruel?

4. What fresh meat is brought for Jahanara, Isa, and Arjumand when they are reunited?

5. What do Jahanara's daughter's coos remind her of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jahanara say about the years following her daughter's birth?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is the difference between Nizam and Isa from other men?

10. How does Nizam say Jahanara has repaid him?

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