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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 does Mourad tell Aram he must do if he wants to ride the horse?
2. What does Aram say his "first longings" (4) were after seeing Mourad and the horse?
3. What adjective is used to describe Khosrove's hair?
4. What is the first reason Aram finds Mourad's possession of a horse hard to believe?
5. How does the narrator describe the time period when the story takes place?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Aram tell himself to convince himself that his cousin's possession of the horse might not be stealing?
2. What is Mourad's reputation in Aram's family?
3. How is life described from nine-year-old Aram's point of view at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?
4. Why does Aram's cousin Mourad wake him up at 4 a.m. at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?
5. Why does Mourad have Aram get off the horse after they have ridden for a short time?
6. What is Aram's experience like when he first rides the horse?
7. What is Aram's impression of Mourad's horseback riding skills?
8. Who is Khosrove and how is he described?
9. How is the socio-economic status of the Garoghlanaian family described?
10. What does Mourad say when Aram asks him if he stole 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 examining the white horse as a symbol in "Summer of the Beautiful White Horse." In what scenes does the horse appear? What is the context? How does the white horse develop the narrative?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing the Garoghlanian family in "Summer of the Beautiful White Horse." Who are they? What are they known for? How is this important to the story line? What details are used to describe the family? How does the family's reputation develop the story?
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