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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. Why does Ali travel to the Kipianis in Chapter 9?
(a) To hide from his father.
(b) To protect his reputation.
(c) To find Nino.
(d) To make money.

2. What does Ali's father lecture him on in Chapter 3?
(a) Saving money.
(b) Passing school.
(c) Treating people kindly.
(d) Avoiding politics.

3. Who takes Ali to a sulfur bath in Tiflis?
(a) Nino's father.
(b) Uncles.
(c) Nino.
(d) Cousins.

4. What does the narrator say is wrong with Russian justice?
(a) It is too mild.
(b) It is too harsh.
(c) It is non-existant.
(d) It is too complex.

5. Why does the The Ottoman Empire declare a Holy War?
(a) To free Muslims.
(b) To confuse Russians.
(c) To enrage Christians.
(d) To defeat Jews.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many descendants of the "Horse of Karabagh" are living?

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

3. What color is the "Horse of Karabagh"?

4. Why do people ask Ali if he is off to war in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 8, what does Ali say is the only reason he could go to war?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens when Ali visits Tiflis?

5. In Chapter 6, what reason does Nino give Ali for why they can't marry?

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

7. What happens when Nino finds Ali in exile?

8. How does Ali compare his courtship to Nino to the Asian way of courting?

9. What happens when Ali catches Nachararyan kidnapping Nino?

10. How is Nino treated at Ali's uncle's palace in Shimran?

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