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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 do Mourad and Aram argue about when Mourad is getting ready to ride the horse alone?
(a) Whether they should return the horse or not.
(b) Who should get to ride first.
(c) Which of them has a way with a horse.
(d) Whether Aram should be left alone while Mourad rides.

2. How long does Mourad ride the horse before returning to Aram?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 5 minutes.
(d) 10 minutes.

3. What word is used to describe what Khosrove does to stop anyone from talking?
(a) Yelling.
(b) Roaring.
(c) Scolding.
(d) Humiliating.

4. What is the first reason Aram finds Mourad's possession of a horse hard to believe?
(a) He did not know Mourad could ride a horse.
(b) He thought Mourad was scared of horses.
(c) He had never seen a real horse before.
(d) His family is too poor to buy a horse.

5. What is happening just as Mourad returns to Aram?
(a) The sun is setting.
(b) It becomes very windy.
(c) It is starting to rain.
(d) The sun is rising.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Aram's family name?

2. How does the narrator describe the time period when the story takes place?

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

4. What does Aram see his cousin has when he looks out of his bedroom window?

5. What does Aram say Mourad was considered the natural descendant of?

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