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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. How does Aram describe the air while first riding the horse?
2. What does Khosrove do when his son finds him to deliver some urgent news?
3. How is Mourad's father described?
4. What word is used to describe what Khosrove does to stop anyone from talking?
5. What happens to Aram after just a short time of riding the horse?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is life described from nine-year-old Aram's point of view at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?
2. Who is Khosrove and how is he described?
3. What is Aram's experience like when he first rides the horse?
4. What did Khosrove's son run to the barbershop to tell him one day and how did he respond?
5. Why does Aram's cousin Mourad wake him up at 4 a.m. at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?
6. Why is it so hard for Aram to believe his eyes when he sees his cousin Mourad on the horse?
7. What does Aram tell himself to convince himself that his cousin's possession of the horse might not be stealing?
8. How is the socio-economic status of the Garoghlanaian family described?
9. What is the Gargoghlanaian family famous for, according to the narrator at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?
10. What is Mourad's reputation in Aram's family?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay discussing the setting and time period of “Summer of the Beautiful White Horse.” In what ways does the time period and setting impact your understanding of the story as well as the themes?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay examining the ending of “Summer of the Beautifully White Horse.” How did the ending fit into the storyline? Do you think the ending was effective? What theme might the ending represent? What might the author have done differently?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing the symbolic significance Aram's family's economic status has on the story. Why is this important and how does it develop the themes of the story? What would be different if his family were wealthy? Use examples from the text to support your viewpoint.
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