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

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

3. What does Mourad tell Aram he must do if he wants to ride the horse?
(a) Get his boots.
(b) Make it quick.
(c) Ask his mother.
(d) Ask his father.

4. What does Khosrove do when his son finds him to deliver some urgent news?
(a) He yells for the police.
(b) He runs home with him.
(c) He scolds him for leaving the house.
(d) He roars at him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aram say his family is famous for?

2. Which relative of Aram's is described as having a furious temper?

3. How old is Aram in "The Summer of the White Horse"?

4. What does Aram say his "first longings" (4) were after seeing Mourad and the horse?

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

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