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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 Mourad begin to do while the two are riding the horse?
(a) Scream.
(b) Whisper.
(c) Sing.
(d) Laugh.

2. Where does Mourad run toward when looking for the horse?
(a) Zorab's house.
(b) The irrigation ditch.
(c) Byro's barn.
(d) Aram's house.

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

4. How does Mourad respond when Aram asks him where he stole the horse?
(a) He tells him to jump out of his window so he can go for a ride.
(b) He tells him to keep his mouth shut.
(c) He tells him he would never steal.
(d) He tells him he will tell him later.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Aram feel when he first gets on the horse alone?

4. To what street do Mourad and Aram ride the horse?

5. What word is used to describe what Khosrove does to stop anyone from talking?

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

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

5. What did Khosrove's son run to the barbershop to tell him one day and how did he respond?

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

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

8. Why does Aram's cousin Mourad wake him up at 4 a.m. at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?

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

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