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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mourad tell Aram about his relationship with the horse?
(a) Mourad tells Aram that it is a simple and honest relationship.
(b) Mourad tells Aram that it is like a father and son relationship.
(c) Mourad tells Aram he is in full control of the horse.
(d) Mourad tells Aram you have to be rough with a horse to get it to listen.

2. What does Aram ask Mourad after he tells him he knows a place to hide the horse?
(a) He asks where the place is.
(b) He asks how long ago he stole the horse.
(c) He asks whose horse it is.
(d) He asks if he plans to hide it at his house.

3. What words is used to describe the breakfast Aram ate when he returned home?
(a) Filling.
(b) Hot.
(c) Light.
(d) Hearty.

4. What type of bird is Mourad nursing back to health when Aram finds him outside his house?
(a) A chickadee.
(b) A goldfinch.
(c) A robin.
(d) A woodpecker.

5. What does Mourad say when Aram says he wishes he had a way with horses too?
(a) Mourad tells Aram that he will when he is older.
(b) Mourad tells Aram he will never have a way with horses.
(c) Mourad tells Aram to keep dreaming.
(d) Mourad tells Aram it is in his blood.

6. Under what type of tree is Mourad nursing a bird back to health?
(a) An apple tree.
(b) A walnut tree.
(c) A peach tree.
(d) A plum tree.

7. What does Khosrove says when Byro mentions how far he walked to reach them?
(a) I would have picked you up.
(b) You poor thing.
(c) You have legs.
(d) You should have called a taxi.

8. Where does Mourad bring the horse after they were done riding him?
(a) A deserted vineyard.
(b) His best friend's barn.
(c) A neighbor's house.
(d) An irrigation ditch.

9. What is John Byro's occupation?
(a) Merchant.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Carpenter.

10. What does Aram's mother say about Khosrove after he storms away during Byro's visit?
(a) He's not so bad.
(b) He has a gentle heart.
(c) He is a fool.
(d) He has such a temper.

11. How old does Mourad tell Aram he will be when he can better handle a horse?
(a) 11.
(b) 18.
(c) 13.
(d) 16.

12. What does Mourad tell Aram about the horse while they are walking home after they rode it?
(a) Mourad tells Aram that he has been riding the horse since he was young.
(b) Mourad tells Aram that training the horse was not easy.
(c) Mourad tells Aram that the horse was good from the start.
(d) Mourad tells Aram that the horse had run away from its owner.

13. What does Khosrove say to Byro about the body pains he complains of?
(a) He tells him to have a drink and forget it.
(b) He tells him to see a doctor.
(c) He tells him not to pay attention to it.
(d) He says he understands for he has pain too.

14. How long does Aram suggest Mourad keep the horse so he can learn to ride it?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 1 year.

15. Why is it said that John Byro learned to speak Armenian?
(a) He loved languages.
(b) He was lonely.
(c) He was bored.
(d) Out of necessity.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had it been since John Byro had seen his horse?

2. What does Byro speak about when he is at Aram's house?

3. What does Aram beg Mourad not to do when he speaks to him after seeing John Byro?

4. What do the people who visit Aram's house the afternoon he rode the horse come for?

5. Why does Byro say Khosrove would not understand his need for a horse?

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