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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one name for God that is used in Part 4, Narration?
(a) Holy One.
(b) Most High.
(c) Eternal.
(d) Almighty.

2. How many years after Jahanara is imprisoned is she able to see Nizam?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

3. From what book is the quote taken at the beginning of Part 3, Narration?
(a) Bible.
(b) Qur'an.
(c) Tripitaka.
(d) Upanishads.

4. How are the names of God described in the quote at the beginning of Part 4?
(a) Inscrutable.
(b) Enigmatic.
(c) Beyond understanding.
(d) Beyond comprehension.

5. In Chapter 13, after giving her money to beggars, what does Jahanara wish to buy?
(a) Pomegranate.
(b) Banana.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Papaya.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Nizam have a long ugly scar?

2. How long does Shah Jahan want the celebration to last when the Taj Mahal is completed?

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

4. On whom does Aurangzeb blame his retreat?

5. How did the Sultan of Bijapur die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Jahanara feel as if Allah has abandoned her?

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

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

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

8. What is the difference between Nizam and Isa from other men?

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

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

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