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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the longest amount of time Mourad says they should keep the horse?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 6 months.
(c) Forever.
(d) 2 years.

2. Who is said to be awake by the time Mourad returns with the horse?
(a) John Byro.
(b) The whole world.
(c) Zorab.
(d) Uncle Khosrove.

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

4. Who is the first visitor at Aram's house the afternoon he rode the horse with Mourad?
(a) John Byro.
(b) Uncle Khosrove.
(c) Mourad.
(d) Zorab.

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

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

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

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

9. Who is the second visitor at Aram's house the afternoon he rode the horse with Mourad?
(a) Zorab.
(b) John Byro.
(c) Arak.
(d) Uncle Khosrove.

10. What does Aram beg Mourad not to do when he speaks to him after seeing John Byro?
(a) He begs him not to return the horse just yet.
(b) He begs him to return the horse.
(c) He begs him to confess what he has done.
(d) He begs him to tell his mother he rode the horse.

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

12. 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 such a temper.
(c) He is a fool.
(d) He has a gentle heart.

13. How long had it been since John Byro had seen his horse?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 2 weeks.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What realization does Aram have after Mourad seems to know exactly where he will hide the horse?

4. Under what type of tree is Mourad nursing a bird back to health?

5. Who is the former owner of the land where Mourad and Aram bring the horse?

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