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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. What color is the "Horse of Karabagh"?

2. What do the Kipianis want Ali to wait for before proposing to Nino?

3. What does Nachararyan tell Ali about kidnapping Nino?

4. What does Nachararyan describe as a trinity, while driving to City Club?

5. How does Nachararyan describe himself to Nino?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ali do when he hears about the Russians entering into new sovereign Azerbaijan?

2. How does Seyd Mustafa convince Ali that the Koran is on his side for marrying Nino?

3. What does Ali's uncle reflect upon when he discusses his travels with the King of Kings?

4. Why is Nino eager to leave Ali's uncle's palace and return to Baku?

5. What does Nachararyan discuss with Ali and Nino after they attend an opera?

6. What happens when Ali visits Tiflis?

7. How does Nachararyan feel about the war after the Czar fires the commander of his army?

8. How does Ali feel about his friends after the Holy War is declared?

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

10. What happens when Ali catches Nachararyan kidnapping Nino?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Nino impact the development of this novel? Consider the way she drives the plot, defines and changes other characters, and interacts with the major themes.

Essay Topic 2

How does "Ali and Nino" explore the conflicts between the rich and the poor? What message does the author seem to deliver?

Essay Topic 3

How is Ali a symbol for Azerbaijan?

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