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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ali respond to being transferred to Paris?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He is confused.
(c) He is disappointed.
(d) He is excited.

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

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

4. What does Arslan tell Ali about Nino's life in Tiflis?
(a) She had been ill.
(b) She has been locked up.
(c) She has been shipped away.
(d) She has been praying nonstop.

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

6. Why does Ali try to cover up the drums of Hussein?
(a) Because they are loud.
(b) Because they never stop.
(c) Because it goes against his religion.
(d) Because it upsets Nino.

7. In Chapter 24, what does Ali's uncle say about England?
(a) They are fools.
(b) They are too busy to worry about Persia.
(c) They appreciate Persia.
(d) They will conquer Persia.

8. Who kills the Nachararyan family?
(a) Ali's father.
(b) No one knows.
(c) Ali's partner.
(d) Ali.

9. Why do some Persians believe Persia doesn't need an army?
(a) They need to spend there money in other ways.
(b) They never fight.
(c) They have other countries protect them.
(d) They have divine protection.

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

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

12. Who is Ali named attaché to after Baku is liberated?
(a) The Prime Minister.
(b) The army general.
(c) The Foreign Minister.
(d) The cabinet.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ali doubt some of the things Arslan tells him?

2. What helps Ali earn his new position as an attache after Baku is liberated?

3. What does Arslan say Nino did to her dog?

4. Who does Arslan say Nino has been partying with?

5. Why does Arslan say it is safe for Ali and Nino to return home?

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