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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nino feel about Ali beating and cutting himself in the streets?
(a) She says she is proud of him.
(b) She says she doesn't understand.
(c) She says she hates him.
(d) She says he is stupid.

2. What do Ali and Nino have to pass through to get to Shimran?
(a) A jungle.
(b) Christian workers.
(c) Vast desert.
(d) A group of thieves.

3. Why does Arslan say it is safe for Ali and Nino to return home?
(a) There has been a revolution.
(b) Blood feuds are illegal.
(c) The people of Baku miss them.
(d) They have been gone long enough.

4. In Shimran, how does Nino eat her rice wrong?
(a) She doesn't use silverware.
(b) She doesn't eat it at all.
(c) She doesn't pray first.
(d) She uses the wrong hand.

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

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

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

8. Who tells Ali that Nachararyan has kidnapped Nino?
(a) Safar Khan.
(b) Seinal Aga.
(c) Nachararyan himself.
(d) Seyd Mustafa.

9. How does Ali finally show Nino the streets of Shimran?
(a) From an upstairs window.
(b) On horseback.
(c) He takes her for a walk.
(d) In a closed coach.

10. Why can't Nino attend the reception for Safar Khan in Shimran?
(a) She is tired.
(b) It is for males only.
(c) She refuses to go.
(d) She is pregnant.

11. How does Ali's father describe Ali's early childhood years?
(a) Irritating.
(b) Sickly.
(c) Loud.
(d) Pleasant.

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

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

14. What does Dim Mehmed Haidar want to build in place of derricks?
(a) A mosque.
(b) A new city-center.
(c) A garden.
(d) A church.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ali flee after a police officer releases a warrant for his arrest?

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

3. How does Ali feel about Nino's plans for their house in Baku?

4. What does Ali do while Nino is in labor?

5. How does Ali get his horse to run faster when he is chasing after the kidnapped Nino?

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