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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. What Hindu god is the god of destruction and creation?

2. What type of breezes can make tears bloom within Jahanara?

3. Where does the quote come from, at the beginning of Chapter 2?

4. What will those who believe in the Qur'an and other religious scriptures receive?

5. How much did Arjumand tell Jaha's father that a diamond cost?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Khondamir and why is he chosen to marry Jahanara?

2. What wares do artisans sell at Chandi Chowk?

3. Jahanara and Shah Jahan are blindfolded and led to the site of the Taj Mahal. What do they see when their blindfolds are removed?

4. Why does Shah Jahan have to wear spectacles for the rest of his life?

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

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

7. What does Jaha see as her boat is rowed across the Yamuna?

8. How does Jahanara describe the skills of the architect hired to build the monument for Arjumand?

9. What is Nizam's story?

10. In Chapter 6, how does Isa describe the mausoleum to Jahanara?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There begins to be a tension in the Empire between Muslims and Hindus. Discuss Muslims and Hindus in the Empire and why there is a conflict between them.

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

Jahanara uses veiled language to ask her father what she should do about her love for Isa. Discuss what Shah Jahan thinks about the love between Jahanara and Isa.

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