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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Prince Kipiani want to happen to Nino after her attempted kidnapping?
(a) He wants her to never speak to him again.
(b) He wants her to come home.
(c) He wants her to flee to Europe.
(d) He wants her to marry Ali.

2. After marrying Ali, how does Nino feel about Baku?
(a) She wants to move back.
(b) She wants to burn the village.
(c) She wants to visit.
(d) She does not want to move back.

3. In Chapter 28, what does Ali worry his diplomatic reception guests will expect from him as a host?
(a) Belly dancers.
(b) Fire breathers.
(c) A veiled wife.
(d) Eastern myths.

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

5. What weapon does Ali use to fight the Russians in Chapter 29?
(a) A machine gun.
(b) A dagger.
(c) A cannon.
(d) A sword.

6. What does Arslan say will kill him?
(a) His attempt to become king.
(b) His angry relatives.
(c) His love of alcohol.
(d) His blood feud.

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

8. Who orders Nino to be taken home after Nachararyan tried to kidnap her?
(a) Seyd Mustafa.
(b) Ali.
(c) Ali's father.
(d) Nino.

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

10. In Chapter 16, what decision do the oil princes make at the end of their meeting?
(a) To hide half their oil.
(b) To raise their prices.
(c) To wait.
(d) To join the war.

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

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

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

14. How does Ali learn that his job is transferring him to Paris?
(a) He gets a call from his boss.
(b) He is sent a train ticket in the mail.
(c) Nino hears it on the street.
(d) He reads about it in the paper.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After staying in Persia with his uncle, why can't Ali return to war?

2. Why do some Persians believe Persia doesn't need an army?

3. Who is Ali named attaché to after Baku is liberated?

4. How does Ali finally show Nino the streets of Shimran?

5. In Chapter 16, who orders Ali to attend a meeting of oil princes?

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