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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Iljas Beg say Ali represents in his death?
(a) Muslims.
(b) The Republic.
(c) The world.
(d) Hope.

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

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

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

7. What does Ali's father tell him about Asia's borders in Chapter 22?
(a) They have been strengthened.
(b) They have been blurred.
(c) They have shifted.
(d) They have won.

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

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

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

11. 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.

12. How many witnesses sign Ali and Nino's marriage contract?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) None.

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

14. What does Ali call his daughter?
(a) A blessing.
(b) A toy.
(c) A beauty.
(d) An omen.

15. What is the first thing Ali and Nino do when they arrive at Shimran?
(a) Cry.
(b) Pray.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Eat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose idea is it to travel to Gandsha during the first summer of Azerbaijan's independence?

2. How does Ali's father describe Ali's early childhood years?

3. What does the Grand Duke want to restore to Hagia Sophia?

4. What weapon does Ali use to fight the Russians in Chapter 29?

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

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