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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jahanara see in the faces of her granddaughters?

2. In what desert does Aurangzeb fight the Rajputs?

3. What does Aurangzeb lack?

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

5. What fresh meat is brought for Jahanara, Isa, and Arjumand when they are reunited?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why, as Jahanara's daughter grows older, does Jahanara spend fewer nights with Isa?

3. How is Jahanara discovered and imprisoned again?

4. What does Shah Jahan tell Aurangzeb about enemies?

5. How does Jahanara survive being locked in a cell with two hungry cheetahs?

6. Why does Jahanara tell her granddaughters she didn't allow Aurangzeb to die?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There begins to be a tension in the Empire between Muslims and Hindus. Discuss Muslims and Hindus in the Empire and why there is a conflict between them.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Compare and contrast the relationships between Jahanara, her parents, and her siblings.

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