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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 28-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Susha best known for?
(a) Its food.
(b) Its university
(c) Its religious houses.
(d) Its sports teams.

2. Why do some Persians believe Persia doesn't need an army?
(a) They have divine protection.
(b) They never fight.
(c) They have other countries protect them.
(d) They need to spend there money in other ways.

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

4. Why is Ali angry when his father discusses legends with the boatman in Chapter 22?
(a) Legends are dead.
(b) Asia has fallen.
(c) The war is more important.
(d) He is rambling.

5. What does the governor of Resht call Nino?
(a) A cowardly woman.
(b) An unholy woman.
(c) A foolish woman.
(d) A naked woman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Ali describe his house in Chapter 1?

3. In Tiflis, Nino asks Ali if he loves ___________.

4. At the end of Chapter 9, where does Ali ask Nino to go with him?

5. What does Feth Ali Khan declare about Azerbaijan?

(see the answer key)

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