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

2. How is Mourad's father described?
(a) Practical.
(b) Maniacal.
(c) Illogical.
(d) Comical.

3. Who wrote "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?
(a) William Saroyan.
(b) Aram Mourad.
(c) Mourad Saroyan.
(d) Saroyan Arak.

4. What happens to Aram after just a short time of riding the horse?
(a) He rides better than Mourad.
(b) He falls off.
(c) He steers the horse toward his house.
(d) He gets the hang of it.

5. What word does Aram use at times when discussing his family?
(a) Clan.
(b) Tribe.
(c) Crew.
(d) Flock.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aram feel sure of about his family when he wonders how Mourad got the horse?

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

3. What time does the narrator's cousin arrive at his home at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?

4. What does Aram say about his family's status somewhere around 11 centuries ago?

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

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