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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 necklace does Ladli wear when she comes to Jahanara's cell with Aurangzeb and Khondamir?

2. How long does it take for the Red Fort to surrender to Aurangzeb and his army?

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

4. What is one name for God that is used in Part 4, Narration?

5. How long does it take Jahanara and Nizam to reach Allahabad?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Shivaji?

5. How does Isa reassure Jahanara that the neighbors will not hear the baby cry?

6. How is Jahanara discovered and imprisoned again?

7. What does Shah Jahan want Jahanara to promise him before he dies?

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

9. Why, as Jahanara's daughter grows older, does Jahanara spend fewer nights with Isa?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast how Dara and Aurangzeb view war and fighting.

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

Shah Jahan never loved again after his wife died. Discuss the relationship between Shah Jahan and Arjumand and the depth of their love.

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