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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aram say his "first longings" (4) were after seeing Mourad and the horse?
(a) To spend time with Mourad.
(b) To run away.
(c) To feed a horse.
(d) To ride a horse.

2. How is Mourad's father described?
(a) Practical.
(b) Illogical.
(c) Comical.
(d) Maniacal.

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

4. How does the narrator describe the time period when the story takes place?
(a) The days of yore.
(b) The days of my youth.
(c) The good old days.
(d) The olden days.

5. What does Mourad say when Aram asks if he will have a chance to ride the horse alone as well?
(a) He ignores him and rides off.
(b) He says absolutely.
(c) He says it is up to the horse.
(d) He says he is too young.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mourad run toward when looking for the horse?

2. What adjective is used to describe Khosrove's hair?

3. Which relative of Aram's is described as having a furious temper?

4. What does Mourad do to get his horse going when he was riding alone?

5. What does Khosrove say to stop being from talking when he is in a furious mood?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Khosrove and how is he described?

2. Why does Mourad have Aram get off the horse after they have ridden for a short time?

3. What is the Gargoghlanaian family famous for, according to the narrator at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?

4. Who is Mourad's father and what is he like?

5. How does Aram feel when he first rides the horse with his cousin?

6. How is the socio-economic status of the Garoghlanaian family described?

7. What does Mourad say when Aram asks him if he stole the horse?

8. What does Aram tell himself to convince himself that his cousin's possession of the horse might not be stealing?

9. How is life described from nine-year-old Aram's point of view at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?

10. What is Aram's experience like when he first rides the horse?

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