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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news does Khosrove's' son run from his house to tell his father?
(a) Their house was on fire.
(b) His mother had died.
(c) Their horse had been stolen.
(d) Their house had been robbed.

2. How is Khosrove described physically?
(a) Humungous with gray hair.
(b) Large with wild hair.
(c) Enormous with black hair.
(d) Gigantic with light brown hair.

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

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

5. What is Aram's family name?
(a) Garoghlanaian.
(b) Gashgaryan.
(c) Gertmenian.
(d) Georgyan.

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

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

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

9. What is Khosrove's son's name?
(a) Mourad.
(b) Aram.
(c) Arak.
(d) Zorab.

10. What does Aram say Mourad was considered the natural descendant of?
(a) Khosrove.
(b) The crazy streak.
(c) Zorab.
(d) The intelligent streak.

11. What does Mourad tell Aram to do after they had been riding the horse for a little while?
(a) He returns the horse.
(b) He tells him to get off the horse.
(c) He takes Aram home.
(d) He feeds the horse.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What street does Arame live on?

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

5. What does Aram feel sure of about his family when he wonders how Mourad got the horse?

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