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

2. What does Ali say Nino looks like at Iljas Beg's graduation party?

3. What does the narrator say is wrong with Russian justice?

4. How does Ali describe the nights spent visiting Nino's family in Tiflis?

5. Why does Seyd say faith doesn't matter for women?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ali say Baku is like a kernel in a nut?

2. In Chapter 22, how does Ali's father respond when Ali says Asia has fallen?

3. What are the drums of Hussein?

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

5. How is Nino treated at Ali's uncle's palace in Shimran?

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

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

8. What happens when Ali catches Nachararyan kidnapping Nino?

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

10. In Chapter 25, how does Ali feel about Jahja?

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 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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