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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who pulls Jahja's tooth?
(a) Ali's uncle.
(b) Mizra.
(c) Ali.
(d) Nino.

2. How does the eunuch at the Shimran harem feel about Ali's relationship with Nino?
(a) The eunuch thinks Ali pampers Nino.
(b) The eunuch thinks Ali ignores Nino.
(c) The eunuch things Ali is true to Nino.
(d) The eunuch thinks Ali beats Nino.

3. What does Ali call his daughter?
(a) A blessing.
(b) A toy.
(c) A beauty.
(d) An omen.

4. In Chapter 16, who orders Ali to attend a meeting of oil princes?
(a) Safar Khan.
(b) Nino.
(c) Nachararyan
(d) Nino's father.

5. Why does Arslan Aga leave Ali with a stack of paper and a pen?
(a) To write him letters.
(b) To record the events of the war.
(c) To write his hero's story.
(d) To write love poems.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ali's father describe Ali's early childhood years?

2. Whose idea is it to travel to Gandsha during the first summer of Azerbaijan's independence?

3. After marrying Ali, how does Nino feel about Baku?

4. In Chapter 28, what does Ali worry his diplomatic reception guests will expect from him as a host?

5. How many servants does Ali say his uncle has in his Shimran harem?

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