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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 fruit is brought to the cell after Jahanara is imprisoned again?

2. What type of snake does Jahanara see in Aurangzeb's room as she returns from a celebration at the mausoleum?

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

4. Who does Jahanara see in the faces of her granddaughters?

5. How many loves does Jahanara have during the years her daughter grows up?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Jahanara conclude when she looks around at the beginning of Part 4?

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

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

6. Why does Jahanara tell her granddaughters she didn't allow Aurangzeb to die?

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

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

9. Who is Shivaji?

10. What does Shah Jahan tell Aurangzeb about enemies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why Jahanara feels imprisonment is a curse and how she and her father deal with the curse of imprisonment.

Essay Topic 2

The Emperor hears a case regarding a stolen bag of rice. Discuss the case and why the thief was not executed according to the law.

Essay Topic 3

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

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