View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color does Jahanara dye her hair when she returns to Agra?

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

3. How many loves does Jahanara have during the years her daughter grows up?

4. Who did Jahanara ask once why Aurangzeb had become cruel?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Jahanara always try to show her father that she was worthy of his love?

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

3. What illness does Shah Jahan catch during monsoon season?

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

5. How does Jahanara disguise herself when she returns to Jahanara?

6. What does Jahanara say about the years following her daughter's birth?

7. Who is Shivaji?

8. How does Nizam say Jahanara has repaid him?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jahanara chooses duty rather than escape the Empire with Isa and her daughter. Discuss duty and how duty is viewed in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Jahanara requests mercy for a boy about to be executed and angers Aurangzeb. Discuss Aurangzeb's reaction to Jahanara's interference during the execution and how she escapes his revenge for the incident.

Essay Topic 3

Jahanara and Isa have a child together. Discuss why and how Jahanara and Isa are able to have a child together.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 627 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample