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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 tell Aram about the horse while they are walking home after they rode it?
2. What does Mourad say when Aram asks what they will do with the horse?
3. What does Mourad say when Aram says he wishes he had a way with horses too?
4. How does Mourad respond when Aram asks how long ago he stole the horse?
5. What words is used to describe the breakfast Aram ate when he returned home?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who finds the horse after it has run off and how long does it take him to find it?
2. Where is Mourad when Aram finds him at his house and what is he doing?
3. What do the boys do the day after they run into John Byro with his horse?
4. What does Mourad tell Aram about how he was able to train the horse so well?
5. What does Mourad tell Aram when he asks how long ago he stole the horse?
6. What does Aram want Mourad to do with the horse after he find out is belongs to John Byro and why?
7. What does Aram's mother explain after Khosrove storms out of the house in anger?
8. What conversation do Mourad and John Byro have when he sees the boys with the horse?
9. What does Byro say about his need for a horse versus Khosrove's?
10. What does John Byro say about his horse to Aram's mother after it had been returned, and how does Khosrove reply?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an analysis of uncle Khosrove's character in "Summer of the Beautiful White Horse." What do you know about him? How does his character impact the narrative? What does his character symbolize? Explain your answers using textual evidence.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing Saroyan's commentary on youth in "Summer of the Beautiful White Horse." How is Aram's youth important to the story? How does it effect the narrative? Use textual evidence to explain your analysis.
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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