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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. Who wrote "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?
(a) Mourad Saroyan.
(b) Saroyan Arak.
(c) Aram Mourad.
(d) William Saroyan.

2. What happens to Aram after just a short time of riding the horse?
(a) He rides better than Mourad.
(b) He falls off.
(c) He steers the horse toward his house.
(d) He gets the hang of it.

3. What does Aram see his cousin has when he looks out of his bedroom window?
(a) A car.
(b) A hog.
(c) A horse.
(d) A donkey.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aram say his family is famous for?

2. What is Khosrove's son's name?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Mourad's reputation in Aram's family?

5. What is Aram's impression of Mourad's horseback riding skills?

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

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

8. Who is Khosrove and how is he described?

9. Why is it so hard for Aram to believe his eyes when he sees his cousin Mourad on the horse?

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

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