2. Why does Ali doubt some of the things Arslan tells him?
(a) Arslan had been drinking.
(b) Arslan doesn't like Ali.
(c) Arslan laughed too much.
(d) Arslan is known to lie.

3. Where does Ali promise to take Nino on a belated honeymoon?
(a) To England.
(b) To the west.
(c) To the far east.
(d) To India.

4. What is the purpose of the proposed Empire of Turan?
(a) To tax Christians.
(b) To help Baku become European.
(c) To unite people of Turkish blood.
(d) To make Islam more peaceful.

5. In Chapter 25, why does Ali mark a map with flags?
(a) To represent the developments of the war.
(b) To show where he has traveled.
(c) To show where he wants to travel.
(d) To represent his friendships.

6. Where does Ali end up stabbing Nachararyan?
(a) In the stomach.
(b) In the leg.
(c) In the heart.
(d) In the back.

7. How does Ali learn that his job is transferring him to Paris?
(a) He reads about it in the paper.
(b) He is sent a train ticket in the mail.
(c) He gets a call from his boss.
(d) Nino hears it on the street.

8. What ritual is performed on the tenth of Moharram?
(a) A ritual of suffering.
(b) A ritual of love.
(c) A ritual of starvation.
(d) A ritual of friendship.

9. What advice does Nino give Mirza about the new Baku?
(a) She instructs Mirza to not go out in public.
(b) She explains how Baku is too hostile for Mirza.
(c) She tells Mirza how to act with westerners.
(d) She teaches Mirza how to shake hands.

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

11. What criticism does Ali's father give Nino as a wife?
(a) She is a bad housekeeper.
(b) She is a bad cook.
(c) She is unfaithful.
(d) She is ugly.

12. Why does Ali decide to beat and cut himself in a crowd of people?
(a) To respect his ancestors.
(b) To show his faith.
(c) To honor his dead friends.
(d) To celebrate his freedom.

13. Whose idea is it to travel to Gandsha during the first summer of Azerbaijan's independence?
(a) Safar Khan's.
(b) Nino's.
(c) Iljas Beg's.
(d) Ali's.

14. Where does Nino want to move instead of Baku after marrying Ali?
(a) India.
(b) Persia.
(c) Armenia.
(d) Germany.

15. What do the Abreks swear to do in Mosque?
(a) Feed the hungry.
(b) Learn.
(c) Pray.
(d) Kill.