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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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 not to pay attention to it.
(c) He tells him to see a doctor.
(d) He tells him to have a drink and forget it.

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

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

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

9. Why does Byro say Khosrove would not understand his need for a horse?
(a) Because he is too young
(b) Because he is heartless.
(c) Because he is a city dweller.
(d) Because he is old.

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

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

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

13. What does Mourad tell John Byro the name of his horse is?
(a) Snowflake.
(b) My Heart.
(c) My Dear.
(d) White Lightning.

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

15. What part of Byro's body does he say aches?
(a) His back.
(b) Both knees.
(c) His right arm.
(d) His left leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aram's mother say about Khosrove after he storms away during Byro's visit?

2. What is John Byro's occupation?

3. How long does it take for Mourad and Aram to find the horse?

4. Where does Aram go after John Byro leaves his house?

5. What does Mourad say when Aram says he wishes he had a way with horses too?

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