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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. Once the war starts, what happens to the train stations?
(a) They are bombed.
(b) They are completely shut down.
(c) They are avoided.
(d) They are stormed by citizens.

2. Why is Ali happy about Europe's influence on Nino?
(a) She doesn't wear a veil.
(b) She is able to go to school.
(c) She feels free to talk to him.
(d) Ali is actually worried about Europe's influence on Nino.

3. In Tiflis, Nino asks Ali if he loves ___________.
(a) Her soul.
(b) Her face.
(c) Her beliefs.
(d) Her feet.

4. What does Nino tell Nachararyan the Persians have done to Transcaucasia?
(a) Ignored their pleas for help.
(b) Acted as kind guests.
(c) Torn it apart.
(d) Made it better.

5. How does Ali say he feels about using cutlery?
(a) He thinks it is civilized.
(b) He hates it.
(c) He doesn't care.
(d) He knows he isn't good at it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ali travel to the Kipianis in Chapter 9?

2. What do Russians call Persian singing?

3. Why does Prince Dadiani invite Ali and Nino to his castle for the first time?

4. What is the second wish Ali asks of his father?

5. Why does Seyd say faith doesn't matter for women?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ali feel about being married in exile?

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

3. What history of the Ashouks does the narrator give?

4. In Chapter 22, how does Ali's father respond when Ali says Asia has fallen?

5. What does Ali do after using his second wish?

6. How does Kotshi feel about war?

7. In Chapter 24, how does Ali's uncle describe Persia?

8. Why does Ali have problems in school?

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

10. What does Ali say about trees while visiting Dadiani?

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