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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. Who is said to be awake by the time Mourad returns with the horse?
2. What do the people who visit Aram's house the afternoon he rode the horse come for?
3. What does Mourad tell Aram about the horse while they are walking home after they rode it?
4. What part of Byro's body does he say aches?
5. What does Khosrove says when Byro mentions how far he walked to reach them?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Byro say about his need for a horse versus Khosrove's?
2. How does Khosrove react to what Byro first mentions at Aram's house the afternoon he and Mourad rode the horse?
3. What two men visit Aram's house on the afternoon he and Mourad ride the white horse?
4. What does Mourad tell Aram about how he was able to train the horse so well?
5. What do the boys do the day after they run into John Byro with his horse?
6. What does John Byro say about his horse to Aram's mother after it had been returned, and how does Khosrove reply?
7. What makes Aram feel sure Mourad had taken the horse out many times before that day?
8. Where is Mourad when Aram finds him at his house and what is he doing?
9. What conversation do Mourad and John Byro have when he sees the boys with the horse?
10. What does Aram want Mourad to do with the horse after he find out is belongs to John Byro and why?
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 Saroyan's decision to tell the story using third person point-of-view from Aram's perspective. How does this impact the reader's understanding of the story's events? Is this effective? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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