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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Khosrove do when his son finds him to deliver some urgent news?
(a) He runs home with him.
(b) He scolds him for leaving the house.
(c) He yells for the police.
(d) He roars at him.

2. How long does Mourad ride the horse before returning to Aram?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 1 hour.

3. What does Mourad tell Aram he must do if he wants to ride the horse?
(a) Ask his father.
(b) Ask his mother.
(c) Make it quick.
(d) Get his boots.

4. Who is Mourad's father?
(a) Khosrove.
(b) Aram.
(c) Zorab.
(d) Zorro.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the time period when the story takes place?

2. Which relative of Aram's is described as having a furious temper?

3. To what street do Mourad and Aram ride the horse?

4. What is Khosrove's son's name?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Aram tell himself to convince himself that his cousin's possession of the horse might not be stealing?

2. What is Mourad's reputation in Aram's family?

3. Why does Mourad have Aram get off the horse after they have ridden for a short time?

4. What does Mourad say when Aram asks him if he stole the horse?

5. Why is it so hard for Aram to believe his eyes when he sees his cousin Mourad on the horse?

6. How is life described from nine-year-old Aram's point of view at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?

7. How does Aram feel when he first rides the horse with his cousin?

8. What did Khosrove's son run to the barbershop to tell him one day and how did he respond?

9. What is Aram's experience like when he first rides the horse?

10. Who is Khosrove and how is he described?

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