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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 feel sure of about his family when he wonders how Mourad got the horse?
(a) He is sure no one is his family would ever steal.
(b) He is sure most people in his family could afford a horse.
(c) He is sure most people in his family are as crazy as Mourad.
(d) He is sure most people in his family would steal.

2. What is Aram's cousin's name?
(a) Maron.
(b) Khosrove.
(c) Arak.
(d) Mourad.

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

4. What do Mourad and Aram argue about when Mourad is getting ready to ride the horse alone?
(a) Whether Aram should be left alone while Mourad rides.
(b) Whether they should return the horse or not.
(c) Which of them has a way with a horse.
(d) Who should get to ride first.

5. How is Khosrove described physically?
(a) Humungous with gray hair.
(b) Large with wild hair.
(c) Enormous with black hair.
(d) Gigantic with light brown hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Khosrove when his son runs to tell him some urgent news?

2. What does the narrator say the world was filled with at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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