2. What is the first thing Ali does to Nachararyan after he kidnaps Nino?
(a) Slaps him.
(b) Stabs him in the arm.
(c) Knocks him off his horse.
(d) Disarms him of his gun.

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

4. Why does Ali decide to beat and cut himself in a crowd of people?
(a) To respect his ancestors.
(b) To show his faith.
(c) To honor his dead friends.
(d) To celebrate his freedom.

5. Why do some Persians believe Persia doesn't need an army?
(a) They have other countries protect them.
(b) They never fight.
(c) They have divine protection.
(d) They need to spend there money in other ways.

6. After marrying Ali, how does Nino feel about Baku?
(a) She wants to burn the village.
(b) She wants to move back.
(c) She wants to visit.
(d) She does not want to move back.

7. What does Ali do to the lizard he catches in Chapter 19?
(a) He gives it to Arslan.
(b) He releases it.
(c) He eats it.
(d) He throws it.

8. How does the narrator describe the Abreks?
(a) Fanatics.
(b) Intellectuals.
(c) Leaders.
(d) Outcasts.

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

10. What does Iljas Beg arm Ali with after hearing that Nino has been kidnapped?
(a) A sword and a dagger.
(b) A dagger and a gun.
(c) A gun and a Koran.
(d) A sword and a Koran.

11. Whose idea is it to travel to Gandsha during the first summer of Azerbaijan's independence?
(a) Ali's.
(b) Nino's.
(c) Safar Khan's.
(d) Iljas Beg's.

12. How does Ali spend the first few weeks of Tamar's life?
(a) He spends them at work.
(b) He spends them on vacation.
(c) He spends them caring for Tamar.
(d) He spends them caring for Nino.

13. Why is Ali unable to marry Nino after her attempted kidnapping?
(a) She is unwilling.
(b) She is tainted.
(c) He is under vendetta.
(d) He is running from the law.

14. What does Feth Ali Khan declare about Azerbaijan?
(a) It is conquered by Russia.
(b) It is the new capital.
(c) It is part of Persia.
(d) It is a free republic.

15. What does Dim Mehmed Haidar want to build in place of derricks?
(a) A new city-center.
(b) A garden.
(c) A mosque.
(d) A church.