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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 does the war cause people to prosper financially?
(a) More weapons are sold.
(b) They find gold.
(c) Oil prices rise.
(d) Poor people are killed.

2. When does Nino's father take Ali to Tiflis to meet the family?
(a) After Nino passes her exams.
(b) After Georgia takes the lead in the war.
(c) After Ali proves himself.
(d) After Ali begs him.

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

4. After disappointing many people with his feelings about the war, what does Ali look to for inspiration?
(a) The desert.
(b) The sea.
(c) The trees.
(d) The mountains.

5. In Chapter 5, what does Ali do at the Well of Pechapür?
(a) Sleeps.
(b) Prays.
(c) Feasts.
(d) Dances.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ali get a seat on the train in Chapter 8?

2. What does the narrator say is wrong with Russian justice?

3. Where does Ali believe the Turks will enter Baku?

4. Why does Nachararyan decide to befriend Nino's father?

5. What does Safar Khan tell Ali he must name his first born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nino's father lecture Ali about when they discuss marriage?

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

3. How do the Kipianis react to Ali's proposal of marriage to Nino?

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

5. How does the war begin?

6. In Chapter 15, where do Ali and Nino decide to live?

7. How does Nachararyan feel about the war after the Czar fires the commander of his army?

8. In Chapter 25, how does Ali feel about Jahja?

9. What are the drums of Hussein?

10. How does Seyd Mustafa describe Nino's kidnapping?

(see the answer keys)

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