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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Jahanara see in the faces of her granddaughters?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Arjumand.
(c) Her father.
(d) Herself.

3. What message does Jahanara want her granddaughters to take from her story?
(a) That they needn't ever prove anything to anyone except themselves.
(b) That they must be ready to kill their brother if the need presents itself.
(c) That they must always care for their parents.
(d) That they must be careful who they trust.

4. How long does it take for the Red Fort to surrender to Aurangzeb and his army?
(a) 1 day.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 1 1/2 weeks.
(d) 1 week.

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

6. Where do Dara, Aurangzeb, and Jahanara meet their father after the riots between Muslims and Hindus.
(a) Shah Jahan's private balcony.
(b) Harem.
(c) A courtyard.
(d) Shah Jahan's rooms.

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

8. What is the shape of the tomb chamber in the Taj Mahal?
(a) Square.
(b) Pentagon.
(c) Octagon.
(d) Triangle.

9. How old is Jahanara when Aurangzeb seizes the throne?
(a) 31.
(b) 27.
(c) 42.
(d) 25.

10. What part of Isa does Jahanara see in her granddaughters?
(a) Noses.
(b) Hair.
(c) Eyes.
(d) Cheekbones.

11. In Chapter 13, how many minarets are finished being dressed with white marble?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

12. How many troops did Aurangzeb lose when caught in a trap by Shivaji?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 4,000.
(d) 5,000.

13. Who did Jahanara ask once why Aurangzeb had become cruel?
(a) Dara.
(b) Her father.
(c) Nizam.
(d) Her mother.

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

15. How many bulls were slaughtered to celebrate the dressing of some of the minarets with white marble?
(a) 20.
(b) 60.
(c) 40.
(d) 80.

Short Answer Questions

1. On whom does Aurangzeb blame his retreat?

2. How long does it take Jahanara and Nizam to reach Allahabad?

3. How are the names of God described in the quote at the beginning of Part 4?

4. How many times has Jahanara asked herself why she didn't allow Aurangzeb to die?

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

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