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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aram say about his family's status somewhere around 11 centuries ago?
(a) They were poor.
(b) They were thieves.
(c) They were royalty.
(d) They were wealthy.

2. How old is Aram in "The Summer of the White Horse"?
(a) 13.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

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

4. What is Aram's cousin's name?
(a) Mourad.
(b) Arak.
(c) Khosrove.
(d) Maron.

5. What does Mourad yell to get the horse going when he is riding alone?
(a) Vazire.
(b) Onward.
(c) Let's go.
(d) Giddy up.

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

7. What does Mourad tell Aram he must do if he wants to ride the horse?
(a) Ask his mother.
(b) Get his boots.
(c) Make it quick.
(d) Ask his father.

8. 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 he works for the horse's owner.
(c) Because of how much the two boys are crazy about horses.
(d) Because the owner had given him permission to ride the horse.

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

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

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

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

13. What language does Mourad speak to Aram at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?
(a) Arabic.
(b) English.
(c) Greek.
(d) Armenian.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say the world was filled with at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?

3. How does Mourad respond when Aram asks him where he stole the horse?

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

5. What does Khosrove do when his son finds him to deliver some urgent news?

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