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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. What does Mourad do to get his horse going when he was riding alone?
2. Where is Khosrove when his son runs to tell him some urgent news?
3. How is Mourad's father described?
4. What does Mourad tell Aram to do after they had been riding the horse for a little while?
5. What word does Aram use at times when discussing his family?
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. What did Khosrove's son run to the barbershop to tell him one day and how did he respond?
3. Who is Khosrove and how is he described?
4. Who is Mourad's father and what is he like?
5. How does Aram feel when he first rides the horse with his cousin?
6. Why does Mourad have Aram get off the horse after they have ridden for a short time?
7. What is Aram's impression of Mourad's horseback riding skills?
8. How is the socio-economic status of the Garoghlanaian family described?
9. What is Mourad's reputation in Aram's family?
10. Why does Aram's cousin Mourad wake him up at 4 a.m. at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay comparing and contrasting Johny Byro and uncle Khosrove's character in "Summer of the Beautiful White Horse." What details help develop their character and what do these details tell you about them? What is their background? How do they know each other? How do they interact? In what ways are they similar or different? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay describing the imagery used in “Summer of the Beautiful White Horse.” Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.
Essay Topic 3
Write a brief essay analyzing the Saroyan's choice to write "Summer of the Beautiful White Horse" in past tense. Do you agree with this choice? How would the story be different if written in a different tense?
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