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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 Aram beg Mourad not to do when he speaks to him after seeing John Byro?
2. Where does Aram go after John Byro leaves his house?
3. Where is John Byro from?
4. How old does Mourad tell Aram he will be when he can better handle a horse?
5. What does Aram do as soon as he returns home?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Khosrove react to what Byro first mentions at Aram's house the afternoon he and Mourad rode the horse?
2. Where is Mourad when Aram finds him at his house and what is he doing?
3. What conversation do Mourad and John Byro have when he sees the boys with the horse?
4. What does Aram's mother explain after Khosrove storms out of the house in anger?
5. Where do Mourad and Aram bring the horse after they are done riding him?
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 Byro say about his need for a horse versus Khosrove's?
8. What two men visit Aram's house on the afternoon he and Mourad ride the white horse?
9. What makes Aram feel sure Mourad had taken the horse out many times before that day?
10. What does Mourad tell Aram about how he was able to train the horse so well?
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 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 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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