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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many Ashouks does the narrator say are left?
(a) Few.
(b) Many.
(c) No one knows for sure.
(d) None.

2. Ali's uncle says that he traveled with the King of Kings for __________________.
(a) 30 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 10 years.

3. Why do people ask Ali if he is off to war in Chapter 7?
(a) His horse is running.
(b) He speaks out against the war.
(c) He is dressed in formal wear.
(d) He is a boy.

4. Who fights with Russia over Baku?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Persia.
(d) Iran.

5. How does Nachararyan feel about Ali's desire to marry Nino?
(a) He is confused by it.
(b) He is worried about it.
(c) He disagrees with it.
(d) He agrees with it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ali's uncle visit from Iran?

2. What does Ali's father lecture him on in Chapter 3?

3. According to Nino, who tried to frame the monk, David?

4. Why does the The Ottoman Empire declare a Holy War?

5. How does Iljas Beg feel about the war in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ali tell his father about war in Chapter 9?

2. While in Tiflis, what makes Nino worry about her future with Ali?

3. What does a professor challenge his students with in Chapter 1?

4. How does Nino like her married life to Ali in exile?

5. What happens when Ali and Nino meet at Governor's Garden?

6. What is Iljas Beg's graduation party like?

7. What does Ali do when he hears about the Russians entering into new sovereign Azerbaijan?

8. What does the Caliph's plenipotentiary do in Chapter 27 to impact the war?

9. How does Ali react to the birth of his daughter?

10. Why does Ali leave the Bailov Garrison at the end of Chapter 12?

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