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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ali say he feels about using cutlery?

2. What subject does Ali struggle in?

3. What do the Kipianis want Nino to do before marrying Ali?

4. In Tiflis, Nino asks Ali if he loves ___________.

5. How does Ali describe the Passion Play of Holy Hussein?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Ali tell his father about war in Chapter 9?

4. Why does Ali switch daggers with Iljas Beg at his graduation party?

5. What happens when Ali catches Nachararyan kidnapping Nino?

6. How does Dim Mehmed Haidar feel about the war?

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

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

9. How does Ali feel when he rides the train to Baku in Chapter 8?

10. After Baku becomes a fully western city, what advice does Ali's father give Ali?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of women in this novel? What impacts this role?

Essay Topic 2

How are conflicts among religions discussed in this novel? How is religion a theme in "Ali and Nino"? What purpose does this theme serve?

Essay Topic 3

Explore the conflict between Eastern and Western societies as it is presented in "Ali and Nino." What is the author's commentary on this conflict?

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