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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Nino says she wants her child to belong to _________.
(a) The dessert.
(b) Ali and Nino.
(c) The west.
(d) The arts.

2. How does Ali get his horse to run faster when he is chasing after the kidnapped Nino?
(a) He bites the horse's neck.
(b) He smacks the horse with a dagger.
(c) He yells at the horse.
(d) He whips the horse.

3. According to Ali's uncle in Chapter 24, what "lightens the world"?
(a) Persian art.
(b) Persian air.
(c) Persian oil.
(d) Persian women.

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

5. What season is it when Baku is considered to be liberated?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ali do to the lizard he catches in Chapter 19?

2. Why can't Nino go out on the streets in Shimran?

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

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

5. What criticism does Ali's father give Nino as a wife?

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