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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. Under what type of tree is Mourad nursing a bird back to health?
2. Why is it said that John Byro learned to speak Armenian?
3. How long does Aram suggest Mourad keep the horse so he can learn to ride it?
4. Where does Aram go after John Byro leaves his house?
5. What type of bird is Mourad nursing back to health when Aram finds him outside his house?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do the boys do the day after they run into John Byro with his horse?
2. What does Mourad tell Aram about how he was able to train the horse so well?
3. What does Aram's mother explain after Khosrove storms out of the house in anger?
4. How does Khosrove react to what Byro first mentions at Aram's house the afternoon he and Mourad rode the horse?
5. What makes Aram feel sure Mourad had taken the horse out many times before that day?
6. Where is Mourad when Aram finds him at his house and what is he doing?
7. What conversation do Mourad and John Byro have when he sees the boys with the horse?
8. What does Byro say about his need for a horse versus Khosrove's?
9. Where do Mourad and Aram bring the horse after they are done riding him?
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 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 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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