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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 word does Aram use at times when discussing his family?
(a) Clan.
(b) Crew.
(c) Flock.
(d) Tribe.
2. Who is Mourad's father?
(a) Zorab.
(b) Aram.
(c) Zorro.
(d) Khosrove.
3. What is the first reason Aram finds Mourad's possession of a horse hard to believe?
(a) His family is too poor to buy a horse.
(b) He thought Mourad was scared of horses.
(c) He did not know Mourad could ride a horse.
(d) He had never seen a real horse before.
4. What words is used to describe the way most people in Aram's family view Mourad?
(a) Crazy.
(b) Volatile.
(c) Eccentric.
(d) Intelligent.
5. What time does the narrator's cousin arrive at his home at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?
(a) 4 a.m.
(b) 5 a.m.
(c) 4 p.m.
(d) 5 p.m.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Aram feel when he first gets on the horse alone?
2. What does Aram say Mourad was considered the natural descendant of?
3. What phrase does Aram use to describe his family's financial status?
4. How old is Aram in "The Summer of the White Horse"?
5. What is happening just as Mourad returns to Aram?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Aram's cousin Mourad wake him up at 4 a.m. at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?
2. What does Aram tell himself to convince himself that his cousin's possession of the horse might not be stealing?
3. Who is Mourad's father and what is he like?
4. What is Mourad's reputation in Aram's family?
5. Who is Khosrove and how is he described?
6. How does Aram feel when he first rides the horse with his cousin?
7. What did Khosrove's son run to the barbershop to tell him one day and how did he respond?
8. How is life described from nine-year-old Aram's point of view at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?
9. What does Mourad say when Aram asks him if he stole the horse?
10. Why does Mourad have Aram get off the horse after they have ridden for a short time?
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