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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: pp 1 - 10 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say the world was filled with at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?
(a) Open fields and endless dreams.
(b) Every imaginable kind of magnificent.
(c) Sunlight and green pastures.
(d) Every wonder available to man.

2. 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 will tell him later.
(d) He tells him he would never steal.

3. What word does Aram use at times when discussing his family?
(a) Crew.
(b) Flock.
(c) Tribe.
(d) Clan.

4. What is one of the reasons Aram thinks that what Mourad did is not really stealing?
(a) Because the owner had given him permission to ride the horse.
(b) Because of how much the two boys are crazy about horses.
(c) Because he plans to return the horse.
(d) Because he works for the horse's owner.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Aram's family name?

2. Where does Mourad run toward when looking for the horse?

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

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

5. What does Mourad begin to do while the two are riding the horse?

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