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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fresh meat is brought for Jahanara, Isa, and Arjumand when they are reunited?
(a) Duck.
(b) Lamb.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Pork.

2. Where does Nizam have a long ugly scar?
(a) Back.
(b) Forearm.
(c) Thigh.
(d) Cheek.

3. What does Jahanara say there was at first after she saved Aurangzeb?
(a) Joy.
(b) Peace.
(c) Contentment.
(d) Magic.

4. What color does Jahanara dye her hair when she returns to Agra?
(a) Black.
(b) Gray.
(c) Red.
(d) Silver.

5. How many years does it take to complete the Taj Mahal?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

6. Why did Aurangzeb turn cruel?
(a) Because of anger.
(b) Because of hate.
(c) Because of fear.
(d) Because of jealousy.

7. What fruit is brought to the cell after Jahanara is imprisoned again?
(a) Bananas.
(b) Pomegranate.
(c) Papaya.
(d) Melon.

8. How many loves does Jahanara have during the years her daughter grows up?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

9. Where is Shah Jahan imprisoned once Aurangzeb captures the Red Fort?
(a) Round Tower.
(b) Octagonal Tower.
(c) His rooms.
(d) A cell.

10. What does Nizam take from a cotton bag for the granddaughters to eat?
(a) Papaya.
(b) Pomegranate.
(c) Dried fish.
(d) Honey combs.

11. What is Jahanara thinking of when Nizam opens a cotton bag for a snack?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Building the Taj Mahal.
(c) Isa.
(d) Her father.

12. What does Jahanara give a guard who tries to bar her from seeing the Sultan?
(a) Gold.
(b) Rubies.
(c) Pearls.
(d) Silver.

13. What did Jahanara do when she returned to Agra?
(a) Freed her father.
(b) Freed herself.
(c) Imprisoned herself.
(d) Imprisoned her father.

14. What does Ladli bring Jahanara when she is imprisoned in a cell?
(a) A robe.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Dry bread.
(d) Bloody steaks.

15. What gift does a mysterious messenger deliver, in Chapter 18?
(a) Irises.
(b) Falcon.
(c) Tulips.
(d) Pigeon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Arjumand when Jahanar begins taking her to the Taj Mahal so Isa might see her more often?

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

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

4. What color is Dara's helmet and chain mail?

5. Who helps Jahanara escape from Agra after her father dies?

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