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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Ali leave the arrangements of his marriage to Nino up to?
(a) Nino.
(b) Nino's mother.
(c) Ali's father.
(d) Nino's father.

2. How long does Ali wait in Shusha for Nino before hearing tales about Karabagh?
(a) Five days.
(b) Three days.
(c) Six days.
(d) Four days.

3. Why does Ali travel to the Kipianis in Chapter 9?
(a) To find Nino.
(b) To make money.
(c) To protect his reputation.
(d) To hide from his father.

4. Who is rumored to be heading to Tiflis because of the war?
(a) Russia.
(b) Germany.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Armenia.

5. What does Ali's father lecture him on in Chapter 3?
(a) Treating people kindly.
(b) Avoiding politics.
(c) Saving money.
(d) Passing school.

6. What does Nino tell Ali she needs help with at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) Traveling.
(b) Money.
(c) Reading.
(d) Math.

7. How does Ali describe the nights spent visiting Nino's family in Tiflis?
(a) Educational.
(b) A party.
(c) Boring.
(d) A test in silence.

8. Ali's uncle says that he traveled with the King of Kings for __________________.
(a) 30 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 20 years.

9. In Chapter 7, what does Ali fear has corrupted Nino?
(a) Not wearing a veil.
(b) Listening to music.
(c) Traveling to Russia.
(d) Reading books.

10. What is Ali's Koran open to when he comes home from the opera?
(a) A blessing.
(b) A warning.
(c) A list of rules.
(d) A cryptic message.

11. What are the Ashouks known for?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Music.
(c) Painting.
(d) Dance.

12. What does Ali say Nino looks like at Iljas Beg's graduation party?
(a) A princess.
(b) Madonna.
(c) Queen Elizabeth.
(d) A beggar girl.

13. According to Nino, who tried to frame the monk, David?
(a) A mother of ten.
(b) A woman with only one arm.
(c) An unmarried pregnant woman.
(d) A young girl.

14. Where does Ali believe the Turks will enter Baku?
(a) Through the Jewish Quarter.
(b) Through the English Quarter.
(c) Through the Armenian Quarter.
(d) Through the Russian Quarter.

15. How does Nachararyan describe himself to Nino?
(a) A powerhouse.
(b) A fool.
(c) A hedonist.
(d) An ascetic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What upsets Ali about Gandsha?

2. Why does Nachararyan decide to befriend Nino's father?

3. What is Mehmed Haidar studying to be?

4. What does Nino tell Dadiani about trees?

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

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