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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aram say Mourad was considered the natural descendant of?
(a) The crazy streak.
(b) The intelligent streak.
(c) Khosrove.
(d) Zorab.

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

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

4. What does Mourad do to get his horse going when he was riding alone?
(a) Pulls the reins.
(b) Kicks his heels into the horse.
(c) Pats the horse on the head.
(d) Whacks the horse with his hands.

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

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

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

8. What does Aram see his cousin has when he looks out of his bedroom window?
(a) A horse.
(b) A car.
(c) A donkey.
(d) A hog.

9. What is Aram's cousin's name?
(a) Khosrove.
(b) Mourad.
(c) Maron.
(d) Arak.

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

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

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

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

14. What time does the narrator's cousin arrive at his home at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?
(a) 5 a.m.
(b) 4 p.m.
(c) 4 a.m.
(d) 5 p.m.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Khosrove do when his son finds him to deliver some urgent news?

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

4. What does Aram say his family is famous for?

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

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