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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Jahanara's family on a military campaign during the first few weeks of her marriage?

2. What type of perfume is rubbed into Jahanara's skin on her wedding day?

3. A merchant is sentenced to death for using false scales. How old is his son?

4. What could the architect that Shah Jahan hired turn jade into?

5. Who did Jaha's father have to wed before he could marry Arjumand?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Jaha's daughter and husband bring her granddaughters to Agra?

2. Why does Jahanara have to be careful to see Isa only at the site?

3. How does Jahanara describe herself at the beginning of the Narration in Part 2?

4. What languages does Jahanara speak?

5. What does Shah Jahan do after Arjumand dies?

6. Why does Jaha say the Emperor is cruel?

7. What responsibilities do Jahanara's brothers have, in Chapter 7?

8. What are the Karkhanas?

9. What wares do artisans sell at Chandi Chowk?

10. Who is allowed into the harem at Red Fort?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jahanara's family is Muslim. Discuss what the Muslim faith means to Jahanara and to various members of her family.

Essay Topic 2

Jahanara chooses duty rather than escape the Empire with Isa and her daughter. Discuss duty and how duty is viewed in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Various characters have theories for why Aurangzeb is so cruel. Discuss why Aurangzeb is so cruel and what has made him that way.

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