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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. How many men on warhorses with lights do Jahanara and Nizam see when they travel one night?

2. How long does the Sultan believe it will be before Isa completes the mosque?

3. What type of fruit does Shah Jahan eat when he is berating Aurangzeb for stirring up trouble between Muslims and Hindus.

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

5. When Aurangzeb comes to remove Jahanara from his cell, how many bodyguards come with him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why doesn't Jahanara envy her granddaughters for their youth?

6. As the days of her imprisonment pass, how does Jahanara change?

7. What does Shah Jahan tell Aurangzeb about enemies?

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

9. What does Aurangzeb do when a cobra without fangs is placed in his bed?

10. How does Nizam say Jahanara has repaid him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Throughout the novel, Ladli sacrifices much to help Jahanara. Discuss how Ladli is able to help Jahanara and the sacrifices Ladli makes to do so.

Essay Topic 3

Shah Jahan grieved deeply for his wife. Discuss grief and how Shah Jahan grieved for his wife. Did his grief change him?

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