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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nino feel about Ali beating and cutting himself in the streets?
(a) She says he is stupid.
(b) She says she is proud of him.
(c) She says she doesn't understand.
(d) She says she hates him.

2. Who pulls Jahja's tooth?
(a) Ali.
(b) Ali's uncle.
(c) Mizra.
(d) Nino.

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

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

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

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

7. How does Ali feel about Nino's plans for their house in Baku?
(a) He says Ali should disagree with her plans.
(b) He says Nino should ask permission.
(c) He says it's not worth planning anyway.
(d) He says Ali should go along with her plans.

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

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

10. Where does Nino say she plans to go when she is exiled for her mistake of leaving with Nachararyan?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Moscow.

11. What does Ali do while Nino is in labor?
(a) He prays.
(b) He takes a vacation.
(c) He drinks alcohol.
(d) He eats.

12. What criticism does Ali's father give Nino as a wife?
(a) She is a bad housekeeper.
(b) She is unfaithful.
(c) She is ugly.
(d) She is a bad cook.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't Nino go out on the streets in Shimran?

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

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

4. Where does Nino want to move instead of Baku after marrying Ali?

5. How does Ali get his horse to run faster when he is chasing after the kidnapped Nino?

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