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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Khosrove say they all lost when Byro speaks of his horse?
(a) Their horses.
(b) Their wealth.
(c) Their homeland.
(d) Their families.

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

3. How long did John Byro have to walk to get to Aram's house?
(a) 10 miles.
(b) 13 miles.
(c) 20 miles.
(d) 5 miles.

4. How much did the horse cost John Byro?
(a) $16.
(b) $60.
(c) $6.
(d) $36.

5. In what language does John Byro speak at Aram's house?
(a) Armenian.
(b) Assyrian.
(c) Arabic.
(d) English.

6. Who is the former owner of the land where Mourad and Aram bring the horse?
(a) Finneas.
(b) Fetvajian.
(c) Felix.
(d) Friederich.

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

8. What does Aram do as soon as he returns home?
(a) He reads a book.
(b) He takes a nap.
(c) He tells his mother what they did.
(d) He eats.

9. How does Khosrove react to John Pyro's discussion of his horse?
(a) He sympathizes with him.
(b) He tells him he should not cry over a lost horse.
(c) He offers to get the scoundrel who stole his horse.
(d) He tells him to contact the authorities.

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

11. How does Mourad respond when Aram asks how long ago he stole the horse?
(a) Mourad tells Aram it is none of his business.
(b) Mourad tells Aram he stole the horse for the first time that morning.
(c) Mourad tells Aram it is not harm and not to think about it.
(d) Mourad tells Aram he never stole a thing in his life.

12. Where is John Byro from?
(a) Assyria.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Armenia.
(d) America.

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

14. How long does it take for Mourad and Aram to find the horse?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 1 day.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 6 hours.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What grows on the land where the boys returned the horse?

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

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

5. What does Mourad tell Aram about the horse while they are walking home after they rode it?

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