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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 ringing his doorbell.
(d) By yelling in his year.

2. What does Mourad say when Aram asks what they will do with the horse?
(a) He says he will ask his father for advice.
(b) He says they will either hide him or return him the next day.
(c) He says they will confess to John Byro what they did.
(d) He says they will leave him there and hope he finds his way home.

3. What does Mourad tell Aram about the horse while they are walking home after they rode it?
(a) Mourad tells Aram that the horse was good from the start.
(b) Mourad tells Aram that training the horse was not easy.
(c) Mourad tells Aram that he has been riding the horse since he was young.
(d) Mourad tells Aram that the horse had run away from its owner.

4. Who is Mourad's father?
(a) Aram.
(b) Zorab.
(c) Khosrove.
(d) Zorro.

5. How does the narrator describe the time period when the story takes place?
(a) The good old days.
(b) The days of yore.
(c) The days of my youth.
(d) The olden days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is said to be awake by the time Mourad returns with the horse?

2. What does Mourad tell Aram to do after they had been riding the horse for a little while?

3. What words is used to describe the way most people in Aram's family view Mourad?

4. How long did John Byro have to walk to get to Aram's house?

5. What is Khosrove's son's name?

(see the answer key)

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