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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ali's father lecture him on in Chapter 3?
(a) Treating people kindly.
(b) Saving money.
(c) Avoiding politics.
(d) Passing school.

2. What does the narrator say is wrong with Russian justice?
(a) It is non-existant.
(b) It is too harsh.
(c) It is too mild.
(d) It is too complex.

3. Where does Ali believe the Turks will enter Baku?
(a) Through the Armenian Quarter.
(b) Through the English Quarter.
(c) Through the Russian Quarter.
(d) Through the Jewish Quarter.

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 describe the Passion Play of Holy Hussein?
(a) Confusing.
(b) Problematic.
(c) Entertaining.
(d) Mournful.

6. What does Ali say Baku is like?
(a) A prison.
(b) A nut.
(c) A tree.
(d) A shell.

7. How does Ali describe the nights spent visiting Nino's family in Tiflis?
(a) Educational.
(b) A test in silence.
(c) A party.
(d) Boring.

8. What does Nachararyan tell Ali about kidnapping Nino?
(a) It is the best idea.
(b) It should be a last resort.
(c) He could be killed for it.
(d) It is outdated.

9. Where is the Russian boys' school?
(a) St. Petersburg.
(b) Sharia.
(c) Baku.
(d) Moscow.

10. How does Nachararyan feel about Ali's desire to marry Nino?
(a) He agrees with it.
(b) He is worried about it.
(c) He disagrees with it.
(d) He is confused by it.

11. Who declares the war that wakes Ali from his dreams of marrying Nino?
(a) China's monarch.
(b) The Queen of England.
(c) A Turkish leader.
(d) The Russian Czar.

12. Who is rumored to be heading to Tiflis because of the war?
(a) Russia.
(b) Germany.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Armenia.

13. Who takes Ali to a sulfur bath in Tiflis?
(a) Uncles.
(b) Cousins.
(c) Nino.
(d) Nino's father.

14. What groups of people live in Susha?
(a) Jewish and Armenian.
(b) Armenian and Muslim.
(c) Only Muslims.
(d) Muslim and Jewish.

15. What does Nachararyan describe as a trinity, while driving to City Club?
(a) Muslims, Buddists and Hindus.
(b) Money, power, and influence.
(c) Three European countries.
(d) Three great Caucasians.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what does Ali fear has corrupted Nino?

2. During the war, where do people say Nachararyan transfers his money?

3. What does Ali say Nino looks like at Iljas Beg's graduation party?

4. Ali's uncle says that he traveled with the King of Kings for __________________.

5. How does Ali describe his kiss with Nino in Chapter 3?

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