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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which relative of Aram's is described as having a furious temper?
(a) Mourad.
(b) Byro.
(c) Khosrove.
(d) Arak.

2. What words is used to describe the way most people in Aram's family view Mourad?
(a) Volatile.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Eccentric.
(d) Crazy.

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

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

5. What is Aram's family name?
(a) Garoghlanaian.
(b) Georgyan.
(c) Gashgaryan.
(d) Gertmenian.

6. What does Mourad tell Aram he must do if he wants to ride the horse?
(a) Ask his mother.
(b) Make it quick.
(c) Ask his father.
(d) Get his boots.

7. 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.

8. What does Khosrove do when his son finds him to deliver some urgent news?
(a) He yells for the police.
(b) He runs home with him.
(c) He roars at him.
(d) He scolds him for leaving the house.

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

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

11. 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) Every imaginable kind of magnificent.
(d) Sunlight and green pastures.

12. What does Aram say his family is famous for?
(a) Their cooking.
(b) Their dishonesty.
(c) Their arguing.
(d) Their honesty.

13. What word is used to describe what Khosrove does to stop anyone from talking?
(a) Roaring.
(b) Scolding.
(c) Yelling.
(d) Humiliating.

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

15. What does Mourad yell to get the horse going when he is riding alone?
(a) Giddy up.
(b) Vazire.
(c) Onward.
(d) Let's go.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mourad run toward when looking for the horse?

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

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

4. Who wrote "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?

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

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