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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 analogy does Jahanara use to describe the inevitability of seeing Aurangzeb when she returns to Agra?
(a) The sun sets.
(b) Cat meets its fleas.
(c) Dog meets its fleas.
(d) The sun rises.

2. What does Jahanara say was the second thing to happen after she saved Aurangzeb?
(a) Imprisonment.
(b) Beatings.
(c) War.
(d) Revenge.

3. How many monks die when a Hindu temple is set on fire, in Chapter 12?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

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

5. How long is Jahanara without word from Nizam, after he joins Aurangzeb's army?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 8 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the shape of the tomb chamber in the Taj Mahal?

2. What necklace does Ladli wear when she comes to Jahanara's cell with Aurangzeb and Khondamir?

3. How much time does Shivaji persuade the Sultan to give Jahanara and her family?

4. How many days does the Sultan give Jahanara to spend with Isa and Arjumand?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where is Nizam assigned to serve in Aurangzeb's army, and how he is outfitted?

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

4. What does Shah Jahan tell Aurangzeb about enemies?

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

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

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

8. What does Jahanara conclude when she looks around at the beginning of Part 4?

9. How does Nizam say Jahanara has repaid him?

10. What reason does Jahanara give her granddaughters for going back to Agra?

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