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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 19-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 12, how many men does Shah Jahan ask Aurangzeb to take north to deal with the Persians?
(a) 60,000.
(b) 55,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 45,000.

2. What does Nizam say Jahanara was called by the servants when she was a young girl?
(a) Little One.
(b) Little Squirrel.
(c) Butterfly.
(d) Kitten.

3. What is Jahanara drinking at the beginning of the Narration, in Chapter 2?
(a) Milk.
(b) Tea.
(c) Coffee
(d) Chai.

4. Who rows Jaha down the Yamuna River, in Part I, Narration?
(a) Jahan.
(b) Ruayya.
(c) Nizam.
(d) Gulbadan.

5. What always prompts Jaha to think of Paradise?
(a) The Peacock Throne.
(b) Sunrise over the Yamuna River.
(c) Dawn in Agra.
(d) The Red Fort.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do breezes remind Jahanara of?

2. What does Ladli draw on a note that she has Nizam deliver to Jahanara?

3. When is Jahanara married?

4. What color tunic does Aurangzeb wear when he goes with his siblings to play at the river?

5. How does Gulbadan say most people feel about the Emperor Alamgir?

(see the answer key)

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