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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ali do to the lizard he catches in Chapter 19?
(a) He gives it to Arslan.
(b) He releases it.
(c) He eats it.
(d) He throws it.

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

4. In Chapter 28, what does Ali worry his diplomatic reception guests will expect from him as a host?
(a) Eastern myths.
(b) Belly dancers.
(c) Fire breathers.
(d) A veiled wife.

5. Who delivers news of Russians in the newly independent Baku?
(a) Iljas Beg.
(b) Safar Khan.
(c) Ali.
(d) Nino.

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

7. Where does Nachararyan plan to marry Nino?
(a) Baku.
(b) Paris.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Sweden.

8. In Chapter 16, what decision do the oil princes make at the end of their meeting?
(a) To raise their prices.
(b) To join the war.
(c) To wait.
(d) To hide half their oil.

9. What does the prince in Chapter 24 think about Persian cucumbers?
(a) They are the best.
(b) They are the largest.
(c) They are the worst.
(d) They are fake.

10. What weapon does Ali use to fight the Russians in Chapter 29?
(a) A sword.
(b) A dagger.
(c) A machine gun.
(d) A cannon.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ali end up stabbing Nachararyan?

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

3. After staying in Persia with his uncle, why can't Ali return to war?

4. How does the narrator describe the Abreks?

5. Nino says she wants her child to belong to _________.

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