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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language does Mourad speak to Aram at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?
(a) English.
(b) Armenian.
(c) Arabic.
(d) Greek.

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

3. What is the first reason Aram finds Mourad's possession of a horse hard to believe?
(a) He thought Mourad was scared of horses.
(b) His family is too poor to buy a horse.
(c) He had never seen a real horse before.
(d) He did not know Mourad could ride a horse.

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

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

6. What adjective is used to describe Khosrove's hair?
(a) Short.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Wild.
(d) Whispy.

7. 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.

8. What does Mourad say when Aram asks if he will have a chance to ride the horse alone as well?
(a) He says he is too young.
(b) He says it is up to the horse.
(c) He says absolutely.
(d) He ignores him and rides off.

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

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

11. How long does Mourad ride the horse before returning to Aram?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 5 minutes.

12. What street does Arame live on?
(a) Almond St.
(b) Pecan St.
(c) Hazelnut St.
(d) Walnut St.

13. How does Aram's cousin wake him up at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?
(a) By pulling his blankets off of him.
(b) By ringing his doorbell.
(c) By tapping his window.
(d) By yelling in his year.

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

15. How does Aram describe the air while first riding the horse?
(a) Cool and refreshing.
(b) Thick and difficult to breathe.
(c) New and lovely to breathe.
(d) Warm and stifling.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mourad respond when Aram asks him where he stole the horse?

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

3. What does Aram say Mourad was considered the natural descendant of?

4. Which relative of Aram's is described as having a furious temper?

5. What is Aram's family name?

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