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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Aram's cousin's name?
2. What is happening just as Mourad returns to Aram?
3. How does Aram feel when he first gets on the horse alone?
4. Who wrote "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?
5. To what street do Mourad and Aram ride the horse?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Mourad's father and what is he like?
2. What is Aram's experience like when he first rides the horse?
3. What does Aram tell himself to convince himself that his cousin's possession of the horse might not be stealing?
4. What did Khosrove's son run to the barbershop to tell him one day and how did he respond?
5. How is the socio-economic status of the Garoghlanaian family described?
6. How is life described from nine-year-old Aram's point of view at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?
7. Why does Mourad have Aram get off the horse after they have ridden for a short time?
8. How does Aram feel when he first rides the horse with his cousin?
9. Who is Khosrove and how is he described?
10. Why is it so hard for Aram to believe his eyes when he sees his cousin Mourad on the horse?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay comparing and contrasting Johny Byro and uncle Khosrove's character in "Summer of the Beautiful White Horse." What details help develop their character and what do these details tell you about them? What is their background? How do they know each other? How do they interact? In what ways are they similar or different? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing the symbolic significance Aram's family's economic status has on the story. Why is this important and how does it develop the themes of the story? What would be different if his family were wealthy? Use examples from the text to support your viewpoint.
Essay Topic 3
Write a brief essay analyzing the Saroyan's choice to write "Summer of the Beautiful White Horse" in past tense. Do you agree with this choice? How would the story be different if written in a different tense?
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