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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 old is Aram in "The Summer of the White Horse"?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 13.

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

3. 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 confess to John Byro what they did.
(c) He says they will leave him there and hope he finds his way home.
(d) He says they will either hide him or return him the next day.

4. What part of Byro's body does he say aches?
(a) His back.
(b) Both knees.
(c) His left leg.
(d) His right arm.

5. What grows on the land where the boys returned the horse?
(a) Walnuts and olives.
(b) Wheat and barley.
(c) Grapes and potatoes.
(d) Oats and alfalfa.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Mourad tell Aram he will be when he can better handle a horse?

2. What type of bird is Mourad nursing back to health when Aram finds him outside his house?

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

4. What word does Aram use at times when discussing his family?

5. In what language does John Byro speak at Aram's house?

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