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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Ali respond to being transferred to Paris?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He is excited.
(c) He is confused.
(d) He is disappointed.

3. How does the narrator describe Mirza during the meeting of oil princes in Chapter 16?
(a) Powerful.
(b) War-like.
(c) Determined.
(d) Peaceful.

4. After staying in Persia with his uncle, why can't Ali return to war?
(a) The roads are blocked.
(b) He doesn't want to go back to war.
(c) The war is ending.
(d) Nino won't let him.

5. According to Ali's uncle in Chapter 24, what "lightens the world"?
(a) Persian women.
(b) Persian oil.
(c) Persian art.
(d) Persian air.

6. Where does Nino go to stay before returning to Baku from the palace?
(a) To her parents' flat.
(b) To her aunt's apartment.
(c) To the harem.
(d) To a women's home.

7. How does the former British Consul from Persia in Chapter 28 feel about Azerbaijan?
(a) The country is ready for independence.
(b) The country is on the road for economic failure.
(c) The country will probably be taken over.
(d) The country will become the next great empire.

8. What rumor does Arslan spread about Ali and Nino?
(a) Ali wants to kill Nino.
(b) Nino's father wants to kill Ali.
(c) Ali will kidnap Nino.
(d) Nino lost her virginity to Ali.

9. How many servants does Ali say his uncle has in his Shimran harem?
(a) 38.
(b) 18.
(c) 48.
(d) 28.

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

11. Why does Arslan Aga leave Ali with a stack of paper and a pen?
(a) To record the events of the war.
(b) To write love poems.
(c) To write him letters.
(d) To write his hero's story.

12. Who does Arslan say Nino has been partying with?
(a) Turks.
(b) British.
(c) Russians.
(d) Armenians.

13. In Chapter 24, how does Ali's cousin feel about Persia's development?
(a) He thinks it is expensive.
(b) He thinks it is underdeveloped.
(c) He thinks it is very modern.
(d) He thinks it is wasted on public art.

14. Who is Ali named attaché to after Baku is liberated?
(a) The Prime Minister.
(b) The Foreign Minister.
(c) The army general.
(d) The cabinet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Ali and Nino do when they arrive at Shimran?

2. What is the first thing Ali does to Nachararyan after he kidnaps Nino?

3. What does Ali do to the lizard he catches in Chapter 19?

4. Why is Nachararyan able to land the first punch while fighting Ali over kidnapping Nino?

5. Who tells Ali that Nachararyan has kidnapped Nino?

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