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

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

5. How does the narrator describe the Abreks?
(a) Outcasts.
(b) Intellectuals.
(c) Leaders.
(d) Fanatics.

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

7. After British troops leave Azerbaijan, who does Ali worry about coming in the country?
(a) Russia.
(b) France.
(c) Turkey.
(d) India.

8. How does Nino plan to restore her house in Baku?
(a) She wants to turn it into a farm.
(b) A blend of east and west.
(c) In a European style.
(d) Like a harem.

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

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

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

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

13. What does Arslan say Nino did to her dog?
(a) Gave it away.
(b) Beat it.
(c) Left it in the woods.
(d) Starved it.

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

15. What season is it when Baku is considered to be liberated?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Summer.