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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 does Jahanara give Nizam before he leaves to fight with Aurangzeb?

2. How long is Jahanara without word from Nizam, after he joins Aurangzeb's army?

3. In what desert does Aurangzeb fight the Rajputs?

4. What part of Isa does Jahanara see in her granddaughters?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jahanara survive being locked in a cell with two hungry cheetahs?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Shah Jahan tell Aurangzeb about enemies?

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

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

9. Who is Shivaji?

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

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

At one point, Jahanara has to make a choice whether to save Aurangzeb. Discuss the pros and cons Jahanara weighed before saving Aurangzeb's life.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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