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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 phrase does Aram use to describe his family's financial status?
(a) Deep-pocketed.
(b) Filthy rich.
(c) Dirt poor.
(d) Poverty stricken.

2. How does Aram feel when he first gets on the horse alone?
(a) Upset.
(b) Excited.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Confused.

3. Where does Mourad run toward when looking for the horse?
(a) Aram's house.
(b) Byro's barn.
(c) The irrigation ditch.
(d) Zorab's house.

4. What does Mourad do to get his horse going when he was riding alone?
(a) Pats the horse on the head.
(b) Whacks the horse with his hands.
(c) Pulls the reins.
(d) Kicks his heels into the horse.

5. What words is used to describe the way most people in Aram's family view Mourad?
(a) Eccentric.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Volatile.
(d) Crazy.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what street do Mourad and Aram ride the horse?

2. What time does the narrator's cousin arrive at his home at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?

3. What word does Aram use at times when discussing his family?

4. What news does Khosrove's' son run from his house to tell his father?

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

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