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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 a.m.
(b) 5 a.m.
(c) 4 p.m.
(d) 5 p.m.

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

3. What is Khosrove's son's name?
(a) Aram.
(b) Mourad.
(c) Arak.
(d) Zorab.

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

5. 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 he plans to return the horse.
(c) Because the owner had given him permission to ride the horse.
(d) Because of how much the two boys are crazy about horses.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mourad tell Aram he must do if he wants to ride the horse?

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

4. What adjective is used to describe Khosrove's hair?

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

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