View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Pp. 10 - 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Aram's cousin wake him up at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?
(a) By tapping his window.
(b) By pulling his blankets off of him.
(c) By yelling in his year.
(d) By ringing his doorbell.

2. What does Mourad tell John Byro the name of his horse is?
(a) My Dear.
(b) My Heart.
(c) White Lightning.
(d) Snowflake.

3. What does Aram say about his family's status somewhere around 11 centuries ago?
(a) They were poor.
(b) They were royalty.
(c) They were thieves.
(d) They were wealthy.

4. Under what type of tree is Mourad nursing a bird back to health?
(a) A plum tree.
(b) A peach tree.
(c) An apple tree.
(d) A walnut tree.

5. What does Aram beg Mourad not to do when he speaks to him after seeing John Byro?
(a) He begs him to tell his mother he rode the horse.
(b) He begs him not to return the horse just yet.
(c) He begs him to confess what he has done.
(d) He begs him to return the horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does the narrator's cousin arrive at his home at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?

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

3. How does Aram describe the air while first riding the horse?

4. What part of Byro's body does he say aches?

5. What language does Mourad speak to Aram at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 292 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample