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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What helps Ali earn his new position as an attache after Baku is liberated?
(a) His religious writings.
(b) His ability to speak several languages.
(c) His marriage.
(d) His father's status.

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

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

5. What does Nachararyan run through after Ali catches him kidnapping Nino?
(a) Through a melon field.
(b) Through someone's house.
(c) Through a bazaar.
(d) Through a busy road.

6. How does Ali spend the first few weeks of Tamar's life?
(a) He spends them at work.
(b) He spends them on vacation.
(c) He spends them caring for Nino.
(d) He spends them caring for Tamar.

7. How does Ali feel when his male guests touch Nino's hands in Chapter 28?
(a) Pride.
(b) Love.
(c) Shame.
(d) Confusion.

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

9. How does Arslan describe himself in combat against the Russians?
(a) Troubled.
(b) Under god's supervision.
(c) Brave.
(d) Cowardly.

10. In Chapter 16, who orders Ali to attend a meeting of oil princes?
(a) Nino's father.
(b) Nachararyan
(c) Safar Khan.
(d) Nino.

11. Where does Ali flee after a police officer releases a warrant for his arrest?
(a) A rural town.
(b) Russia.
(c) A fortified village.
(d) A dense farm.

12. What does Feth Ali Khan declare about Azerbaijan?
(a) It is the new capital.
(b) It is part of Persia.
(c) It is a free republic.
(d) It is conquered by Russia.

13. How does Arslan Aga feel about his article being censored?
(a) He is proud.
(b) He is sad.
(c) He is angry.
(d) He is indifferent.

14. Who marries Ali and Nino?
(a) A Mullah.
(b) Seyd Mustafa.
(c) Ali does it himself.
(d) A village priest.

15. Why is Ali unable to marry Nino after her attempted kidnapping?
(a) She is tainted.
(b) He is running from the law.
(c) He is under vendetta.
(d) She is unwilling.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what decision do the oil princes make at the end of their meeting?

2. What does Iljas Beg say Ali represents in his death?

3. What do the Abreks swear to do in Mosque?

4. Who delivers news of Russians in the newly independent Baku?

5. What advice does Nino give Mirza about the new Baku?

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