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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 Khosrove says when Byro mentions how far he walked to reach them?
2. What does John Byro tell Aram's mother about his horse after the boys return it?
3. How old does Mourad tell Aram he will be when he can better handle a horse?
4. What grows on the land where the boys returned the horse?
5. What does Mourad say when Aram asks what they will do with the horse?
Short Essay Questions
1. What two men visit Aram's house on the afternoon he and Mourad ride the white horse?
2. What do the boys do the day after they run into John Byro with his horse?
3. What does Mourad tell Aram when he asks how long ago he stole the horse?
4. What does Byro speak sadly of when visiting Aram's house the afternoon he and Mourad rode the horse?
5. What does Byro say about his need for a horse versus Khosrove's?
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 does Mourad tell Aram about how he was able to train the horse so well?
8. How does Khosrove react to what Byro first mentions at Aram's house the afternoon he and Mourad rode the horse?
9. What does Aram's mother explain after Khosrove storms out of the house in anger?
10. What conversation do Mourad and John Byro have when he sees the boys with the horse?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing the theme of honesty in "Summer of the Beautiful White Horse." In what scenes is this theme most prevalent? How does it impact the storyline? Use examples from the text to support your viewpoint.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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