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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, who challenges the boys to choose between Europe and Asia?
(a) A fellow student.
(b) A professor.
(c) A principal.
(d) A father.

2. Why does Prince Dadiani invite Ali and Nino to his castle for the first time?
(a) To watch them dance.
(b) To offer them gifts.
(c) To show them a forest.
(d) To challenge them to a game of cards.

3. What does Safar Khan tell Ali he must name his first born?
(a) Fadi.
(b) Mohammad.
(c) Ibrahim.
(d) Ali.

4. Where does Iljas Beg host a graduation party?
(a) At the university.
(b) At his family's country home.
(c) At his father's palace.
(d) At a ballroom in Moscow.

5. Why is Ali happy about Europe's influence on Nino?
(a) Ali is actually worried about Europe's influence on Nino.
(b) She doesn't wear a veil.
(c) She is able to go to school.
(d) She feels free to talk to him.

6. When Ali visits Seyd Mustafa in Chapter 11, what is Seyd upset about?
(a) Iraq being denied resources.
(b) The Armenians as a whole.
(c) People's nature to fight.
(d) Iran being cut in half.

7. Who fights with Russia over Baku?
(a) Persia.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Iran.
(d) Iraq.

8. Why does Ali go home in Chapter 7?
(a) He is hiding from the war.
(b) His father sends a telegram.
(c) He wants to protect Nino.
(d) His uncle tells him to go home.

9. What do Russians call Persian singing?
(a) Donkey howling.
(b) Yelling elephants.
(c) Screeching weasels.
(d) Chicken moaning.

10. What is Mehmed Haidar studying to be?
(a) A priest.
(b) An officer.
(c) A musician.
(d) A writer.

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

12. Where is Nino Kipiani originally from?
(a) China.
(b) Germany.
(c) Jordan.
(d) Georgia.

13. In traditional Asian courtship, what do boys do when they like a girl?
(a) Ignore their feelings.
(b) Write the girl a note.
(c) Have their family tell the girl's family.
(d) Tell the girl's father how they feel.

14. In Chapter 7, what does Ali fear has corrupted Nino?
(a) Not wearing a veil.
(b) Listening to music.
(c) Reading books.
(d) Traveling to Russia.

15. What nationality is Nachararyan?
(a) Caucausian.
(b) Turkish.
(c) Russian.
(d) Armenian.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Nino, who tried to frame the monk, David?

2. Why does Ali's uncle visit from Iran?

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

4. What do the Kipianis want Ali to wait for before proposing to Nino?

5. How does Iljas Beg feel about the war in Chapter 9?

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