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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: pp 1 - 10 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say the world was filled with at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?
(a) Sunlight and green pastures.
(b) Open fields and endless dreams.
(c) Every imaginable kind of magnificent.
(d) Every wonder available to man.

2. What is one of the reasons Aram thinks that what Mourad did is not really stealing?
(a) Because he plans to return the horse.
(b) Because the owner had given him permission to ride the horse.
(c) Because he works for the horse's owner.
(d) Because of how much the two boys are crazy about horses.

3. What does Aram say his family is famous for?
(a) Their honesty.
(b) Their dishonesty.
(c) Their arguing.
(d) Their cooking.

4. Where is Khosrove when his son runs to tell him some urgent news?
(a) The barbershop.
(b) Aram's house.
(c) The tavern.
(d) The barn.

5. What word does Aram use at times when discussing his family?
(a) Crew.
(b) Flock.
(c) Tribe.
(d) Clan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is happening just as Mourad returns to Aram?

2. What does Aram say about his family's status somewhere around 11 centuries ago?

3. What does Mourad begin to do while the two are riding the horse?

4. What does Aram say his "first longings" (4) were after seeing Mourad and the horse?

5. What street does Arame live on?

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