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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 grows on the land where the boys returned the horse?
(a) Oats and alfalfa.
(b) Grapes and potatoes.
(c) Wheat and barley.
(d) Walnuts and olives.

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 tells him to contact the authorities.
(c) He sympathizes with him.
(d) He offers to get the scoundrel who stole his horse.

3. 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.

4. Who is the former owner of the land where Mourad and Aram bring the horse?
(a) Friederich.
(b) Finneas.
(c) Felix.
(d) Fetvajian.

5. Where does Aram go after John Byro leaves his house?
(a) The barbershop.
(b) Mourad's house.
(c) Khosrove's house.
(d) Byro's farm.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Aram do as soon as he returns home?

3. Why does Byro say Khosrove would not understand his need for a horse?

4. What does Mourad say when Aram asks what they will do with the horse?

5. In what language does John Byro speak at Aram's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two men visit Aram's house on the afternoon he and Mourad ride the white horse?

2. What does John Byro say about his horse to Aram's mother after it had been returned, and how does Khosrove reply?

3. What does Byro speak sadly of when visiting Aram's house the afternoon he and Mourad rode the horse?

4. What conversation do Mourad and John Byro have when he sees the boys with the horse?

5. Who finds the horse after it has run off and how long does it take him to find it?

6. What makes Aram feel sure Mourad had taken the horse out many times before that day?

7. What does Aram's mother explain after Khosrove storms out of the house in anger?

8. What does Mourad tell Aram when he asks how long ago he stole the horse?

9. Where do Mourad and Aram bring the horse after they are done riding him?

10. What do the boys do the day after they run into John Byro with his horse?

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