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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Mourad run toward when looking for the horse?
2. What news does Khosrove's' son run from his house to tell his father?
3. What do Mourad and Aram argue about when Mourad is getting ready to ride the horse alone?
4. What is the first reason Aram finds Mourad's possession of a horse hard to believe?
5. What street does Arame live on?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Aram feel when he first rides the horse with his cousin?
2. Who is Mourad's father and what is he like?
3. What is Aram's experience like when he first rides the horse?
4. How is life described from nine-year-old Aram's point of view at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?
5. Why does Mourad have Aram get off the horse after they have ridden for a short time?
6. How is the socio-economic status of the Garoghlanaian family described?
7. Why is it so hard for Aram to believe his eyes when he sees his cousin Mourad on the horse?
8. What does Aram tell himself to convince himself that his cousin's possession of the horse might not be stealing?
9. Why does Aram's cousin Mourad wake him up at 4 a.m. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay examining the white horse as a symbol in "Summer of the Beautiful White Horse." In what scenes does the horse appear? What is the context? How does the white horse develop the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing narrative voice in William Saroyan's “Summer of the Beautiful White Horse.” Include thoughts on how the narrative voice of the story is effective in conveying the story’s themes.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing the theme of honesty in "Summer of the Beautiful White Horse." In what scenes is this theme most prevalent? How does it impact the storyline? Use examples from the text to support your viewpoint.
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