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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 Mourad say when Aram asks if he will have a chance to ride the horse alone as well?
(a) He says he is too young.
(b) He says it is up to the horse.
(c) He ignores him and rides off.
(d) He says absolutely.

2. What words is used to describe the way most people in Aram's family view Mourad?
(a) Volatile.
(b) Eccentric.
(c) Intelligent.
(d) Crazy.

3. To what street do Mourad and Aram ride the horse?
(a) Olive St.
(b) Plum St.
(c) Grape St.
(d) Farm St.

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

5. Which relative of Aram's is described as having a furious temper?
(a) Khosrove.
(b) Arak.
(c) Mourad.
(d) Byro.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mourad yell to get the horse going when he is riding alone?

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

4. What word is used to describe what Khosrove does to stop anyone from talking?

5. What do Mourad and Aram argue about when Mourad is getting ready to ride the horse alone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Khosrove and how is he described?

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

3. Who is Mourad's father and what is he like?

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

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

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

7. Why does Aram's cousin Mourad wake him up at 4 a.m. at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?

8. What is the Gargoghlanaian family famous for, according to the narrator at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?

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

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

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