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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 news does Khosrove's' son run from his house to tell his father?
2. What is Aram's family name?
3. Where does Mourad run toward when looking for the horse?
4. Who wrote "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?
5. How does Mourad respond when Aram asks him where he stole the horse?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Aram feel when he first rides the horse with his cousin?
2. Why does Mourad have Aram get off the horse after they have ridden for a short time?
3. What is the Gargoghlanaian family famous for, according to the narrator at the start of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?
4. Who is Mourad's father and what is he like?
5. What does Mourad say when Aram asks him if he stole the 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. Who is Khosrove and how is he described?
9. What is Aram's experience like when he first rides the horse?
10. What did Khosrove's son run to the barbershop to tell him one day and how did he respond?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay describing the various settings in the story and what they represent. Describe Aram's home. What details do you know about his home? What events occur at home? How is the setting of the vineyards where they horse is ridden and hidden described and how are these places different than Aram's home? Why are these settings and the differences between them significant?
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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