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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mourad tell Aram to do after they had been riding the horse for a little while?
(a) He feeds the horse.
(b) He returns the horse.
(c) He takes Aram home.
(d) He tells him to get off the horse.

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

4. How does the narrator describe the time period when the story takes place?
(a) The days of yore.
(b) The olden days.
(c) The good old days.
(d) The days of my youth.

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

6. What do Mourad and Aram argue about when Mourad is getting ready to ride the horse alone?
(a) Whether Aram should be left alone while Mourad rides.
(b) Who should get to ride first.
(c) Which of them has a way with a horse.
(d) Whether they should return the horse or not.

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

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

9. How does Aram feel when he first gets on the horse alone?
(a) Confused.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Upset.
(d) Excited.

10. What is one of the reasons Aram thinks that what Mourad did is not really stealing?
(a) Because the owner had given him permission to ride the horse.
(b) Because of how much the two boys are crazy about horses.
(c) Because he plans to return the horse.
(d) Because he works for the horse's owner.

11. What does Aram say his "first longings" (4) were after seeing Mourad and the horse?
(a) To run away.
(b) To spend time with Mourad.
(c) To feed a horse.
(d) To ride a horse.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is happening just as Mourad returns to Aram?

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

3. What happens to Aram after just a short time of riding the horse?

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

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

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