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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 is John Byro's occupation?
(a) Carpenter.
(b) Merchant.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Teacher.

2. How does Mourad respond when Aram asks how long ago he stole the horse?
(a) Mourad tells Aram he never stole a thing in his life.
(b) Mourad tells Aram it is not harm and not to think about it.
(c) Mourad tells Aram he stole the horse for the first time that morning.
(d) Mourad tells Aram it is none of his business.

3. What type of bird is Mourad nursing back to health when Aram finds him outside his house?
(a) A chickadee.
(b) A woodpecker.
(c) A goldfinch.
(d) A robin.

4. What does Khosrove say when Byro mentions the cost of his horse?
(a) Pay no attention to it.
(b) I spit on money.
(c) You got ripped off.
(d) That was a good deal.

5. What does Mourad say when Aram asks what they will do with the horse?
(a) He says they will confess to John Byro what they did.
(b) He says they will either hide him or return him the next day.
(c) He says they will leave him there and hope he finds his way home.
(d) He says he will ask his father for advice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What realization does Aram have after Mourad seems to know exactly where he will hide the horse?

2. Who is the former owner of the land where Mourad and Aram bring the horse?

3. How long did John Byro have to walk to get to Aram's house?

4. How does Khosrove react to John Pyro's discussion of his horse?

5. What grows on the land where the boys returned the horse?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Mourad tell Aram about how he was able to train the horse so well?

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

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

6. Where is Mourad when Aram finds him at his house and what is he doing?

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

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

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

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

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