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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. To what street do Mourad and Aram ride the horse?
(a) Farm St.
(b) Olive St.
(c) Plum St.
(d) Grape St.

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

3. What does Mourad begin to do while the two are riding the horse?
(a) Laugh.
(b) Whisper.
(c) Sing.
(d) Scream.

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 works for the horse's owner.
(d) Because he plans to return the horse.

5. What does Khosrove say to stop being from talking when he is in a furious mood?
(a) Mind your business.
(b) Never you mind.
(c) It is no harm; pay no attention to it.
(d) Ignore it, it's no big deal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first reason Aram finds Mourad's possession of a horse hard to believe?

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

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

4. How long does Mourad ride the horse before returning to Aram?

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

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