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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 time does the narrator's cousin arrive at his home at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?
(a) 4 p.m.
(b) 5 p.m.
(c) 5 a.m.
(d) 4 a.m.

2. Where does Mourad run toward when looking for the horse?
(a) Zorab's house.
(b) Byro's barn.
(c) The irrigation ditch.
(d) Aram's house.

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

4. How long does Mourad ride the horse before returning to Aram?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 5 minutes.
(d) 10 minutes.

5. What phrase does Aram use to describe his family's financial status?
(a) Poverty stricken.
(b) Deep-pocketed.
(c) Filthy rich.
(d) Dirt poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Aram's cousin wake him up at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?

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

3. How is Khosrove described physically?

4. What does Khosrove do when his son finds him to deliver some urgent news?

5. What word is used to describe what Khosrove does to stop anyone from talking?

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