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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 will Jahanara tether to a cypress tree so the Sultan and his men will find a secret passage into the Red Fort?
(a) Black stallion.
(b) White stallion.
(c) Large dog.
(d) Small pony.

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

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

4. In Chapter 13, how many minarets are finished being dressed with white marble?
(a) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 10.

5. What color does Jahanara dye her hair when she returns to Agra?
(a) Gray.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Silver.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When Nizam and Jahanara come across a battlefield with rotting corpses, who are most of the dead?

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

5. How old is Jahanara when Aurangzeb seizes the throne?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jahanara see around her at the beginning of Part 4?

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

4. Who is Shivaji?

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

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

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

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

9. Why, in Chapter 16, does Dara say that winning matters little?

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

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