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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 22-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Kipianis want Ali to wait for before proposing to Nino?
(a) For Nino to visit Russia.
(b) For Nino's uncle to approve.
(c) For the war to end.
(d) For Ali to find a job.

2. What is the second wish Ali asks of his father?
(a) To be able to ignore the war entirely.
(b) To be able to join the war later.
(c) To be able to write about the war.
(d) To be able to fight honorably in the war.

3. What does Ali's father tell him about Asia's borders in Chapter 22?
(a) They have been strengthened.
(b) They have shifted.
(c) They have won.
(d) They have been blurred.

4. How does Ali get a seat on the train in Chapter 8?
(a) He tips the conductor.
(b) He just walks on the train.
(c) His uncle gets it for him.
(d) He bribes the driver.

5. How does Ali finally show Nino the streets of Shimran?
(a) On horseback.
(b) In a closed coach.
(c) He takes her for a walk.
(d) From an upstairs window.

Short Answer Questions

1. In traditional Asian courtship, what do boys do when they like a girl?

2. Who declares the war that wakes Ali from his dreams of marrying Nino?

3. When does Nino's father take Ali to Tiflis to meet the family?

4. How does the eunuch at the Shimran harem feel about Ali's relationship with Nino?

5. In Chapter 24, what does Ali's uncle say about England?

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