The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse Questions & Answers | Class 11 English | CBSE NCERT

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1. Q1. At what time did Mourad come to the narrator's house? (a) Just after sunrise (b) At four in the morning (c) At midnight (d) Just before sunset

This story is about two poor Armenian boys who belong to a tribe whose hallmarks are trust and honesty.

One day back there in the good old days when I was nine and the world was full of every imaginable kind of magnificence, and life was still a delightful and mysterious dream, my cousin Mourad, who was considered crazy by everybody who knew him except me, came to my house at four in the morning and woke me up tapping on the window of my room.

Aram, he said.

I jumped out of bed and looked out of the window. I couldn’t believe what I saw.

It wasn’t morning yet, but it was summer and with daybreak not many minutes around the corner of the world it was light enough for me to know I wasn’t dreaming.

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2. Q2. When the narrator says that at nine "life was still a delightful and mysterious dream," he means that (a) he often slept late and dreamed of horses (b) he could not tell dreams from reality (c) childhood made the world seem full of wonder and magic to him (d) he was afraid of the dark morning hours

This story is about two poor Armenian boys who belong to a tribe whose hallmarks are trust and honesty.

One day back there in the good old days when I was nine and the world was full of every imaginable kind of magnificence, and life was still a delightful and mysterious dream, my cousin Mourad, who was considered crazy by everybody who knew him except me, came to my house at four in the morning and woke me up tapping on the window of my room.

Aram, he said.

I jumped out of bed and looked out of the window. I couldn’t believe what I saw.

It wasn’t morning yet, but it was summer and with daybreak not many minutes around the corner of the world it was light enough for me to know I wasn’t dreaming.

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3. Q3. Mourad was considered crazy by everybody who knew him "except me." This exception suggests that (a) the narrator envied Mourad (b) the narrator alone understood and admired his cousin (c) the narrator had never really met Mourad (d) the narrator too was thought crazy

This story is about two poor Armenian boys who belong to a tribe whose hallmarks are trust and honesty.

One day back there in the good old days when I was nine and the world was full of every imaginable kind of magnificence, and life was still a delightful and mysterious dream, my cousin Mourad, who was considered crazy by everybody who knew him except me, came to my house at four in the morning and woke me up tapping on the window of my room.

Aram, he said.

I jumped out of bed and looked out of the window. I couldn’t believe what I saw.

It wasn’t morning yet, but it was summer and with daybreak not many minutes around the corner of the world it was light enough for me to know I wasn’t dreaming.

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4. Q4. In this extract, the word "magnificence" most nearly means (a) splendour (b) confusion (c) danger (d) silence

This story is about two poor Armenian boys who belong to a tribe whose hallmarks are trust and honesty.

One day back there in the good old days when I was nine and the world was full of every imaginable kind of magnificence, and life was still a delightful and mysterious dream, my cousin Mourad, who was considered crazy by everybody who knew him except me, came to my house at four in the morning and woke me up tapping on the window of my room.

Aram, he said.

I jumped out of bed and looked out of the window. I couldn’t believe what I saw.

It wasn’t morning yet, but it was summer and with daybreak not many minutes around the corner of the world it was light enough for me to know I wasn’t dreaming.

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5. Q5. The narrator could tell "I wasn't dreaming" because (a) Mourad was speaking to him loudly (b) the summer light before daybreak was enough to see by (c) the clock showed four o'clock (d) the window was wide open

This story is about two poor Armenian boys who belong to a tribe whose hallmarks are trust and honesty.

One day back there in the good old days when I was nine and the world was full of every imaginable kind of magnificence, and life was still a delightful and mysterious dream, my cousin Mourad, who was considered crazy by everybody who knew him except me, came to my house at four in the morning and woke me up tapping on the window of my room.

Aram, he said.

I jumped out of bed and looked out of the window. I couldn’t believe what I saw.

It wasn’t morning yet, but it was summer and with daybreak not many minutes around the corner of the world it was light enough for me to know I wasn’t dreaming.

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6. Q6. The narrator's tone while recalling "the good old days" is best described as (a) bitter and resentful (b) nostalgic and wonder-struck (c) fearful and anxious (d) detached and scientific

This story is about two poor Armenian boys who belong to a tribe whose hallmarks are trust and honesty.

One day back there in the good old days when I was nine and the world was full of every imaginable kind of magnificence, and life was still a delightful and mysterious dream, my cousin Mourad, who was considered crazy by everybody who knew him except me, came to my house at four in the morning and woke me up tapping on the window of my room.

Aram, he said.

I jumped out of bed and looked out of the window. I couldn’t believe what I saw.

It wasn’t morning yet, but it was summer and with daybreak not many minutes around the corner of the world it was light enough for me to know I wasn’t dreaming.

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7. Q1. Mourad spoke to the narrator in which language when he said, "It's a horse"? (a) English (b) Armenian (c) Assyrian (d) Turkish

My cousin Mourad was sitting on a beautiful white horse.

I stuck my head out of the window and rubbed my eyes.

Yes, he said in Armenian. It’s a horse. You’re not dreaming. Make it quick if you want to ride.

I knew my cousin Mourad enjoyed being alive more than anybody else who had ever fallen into the world by mistake, but this was more than even I could believe.

In the first place, my earliest memories had been memories of horses and my first longings had been longings to ride. This was the wonderful part. In the second place, we were poor. This was the part that wouldn’t permit me to believe what I saw.

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8. Q2. What was "the wonderful part" for the narrator in this situation? (a) His cousin owned a beautiful white horse (b) His earliest memories were of horses and his first longings were to ride (c) He had never seen a horse before (d) Mourad had learned to ride

My cousin Mourad was sitting on a beautiful white horse.

I stuck my head out of the window and rubbed my eyes.

Yes, he said in Armenian. It’s a horse. You’re not dreaming. Make it quick if you want to ride.

I knew my cousin Mourad enjoyed being alive more than anybody else who had ever fallen into the world by mistake, but this was more than even I could believe.

In the first place, my earliest memories had been memories of horses and my first longings had been longings to ride. This was the wonderful part. In the second place, we were poor. This was the part that wouldn’t permit me to believe what I saw.

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9. Q3. In "This was the part that wouldn't permit me to believe what I saw," the word "This" refers to (a) the darkness before daybreak (b) the fact that the family was poor (c) the horse's unusual colour (d) the narrator's sleepiness

My cousin Mourad was sitting on a beautiful white horse.

I stuck my head out of the window and rubbed my eyes.

Yes, he said in Armenian. It’s a horse. You’re not dreaming. Make it quick if you want to ride.

I knew my cousin Mourad enjoyed being alive more than anybody else who had ever fallen into the world by mistake, but this was more than even I could believe.

In the first place, my earliest memories had been memories of horses and my first longings had been longings to ride. This was the wonderful part. In the second place, we were poor. This was the part that wouldn’t permit me to believe what I saw.

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10. Q4. "My cousin Mourad enjoyed being alive more than anybody else who had ever fallen into the world by mistake." This line shows the narrator's (a) disapproval of Mourad's carelessness (b) wry humour and fondness for Mourad (c) fear of his cousin's temper (d) jealousy of Mourad's wealth

My cousin Mourad was sitting on a beautiful white horse.

I stuck my head out of the window and rubbed my eyes.

Yes, he said in Armenian. It’s a horse. You’re not dreaming. Make it quick if you want to ride.

I knew my cousin Mourad enjoyed being alive more than anybody else who had ever fallen into the world by mistake, but this was more than even I could believe.

In the first place, my earliest memories had been memories of horses and my first longings had been longings to ride. This was the wonderful part. In the second place, we were poor. This was the part that wouldn’t permit me to believe what I saw.

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11. Q5. Mourad's words "Make it quick if you want to ride" reveal that he is (a) hesitant and unsure (b) confident and commanding (c) apologetic and shy (d) rude and insulting

My cousin Mourad was sitting on a beautiful white horse.

I stuck my head out of the window and rubbed my eyes.

Yes, he said in Armenian. It’s a horse. You’re not dreaming. Make it quick if you want to ride.

I knew my cousin Mourad enjoyed being alive more than anybody else who had ever fallen into the world by mistake, but this was more than even I could believe.

In the first place, my earliest memories had been memories of horses and my first longings had been longings to ride. This was the wonderful part. In the second place, we were poor. This was the part that wouldn’t permit me to believe what I saw.

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12. Q6. Why did the narrator rub his eyes and stick his head out of the window? (a) The room was too dark (b) He could not believe what he saw (c) He was still fast asleep (d) He heard a noise in the yard

My cousin Mourad was sitting on a beautiful white horse.

I stuck my head out of the window and rubbed my eyes.

Yes, he said in Armenian. It’s a horse. You’re not dreaming. Make it quick if you want to ride.

I knew my cousin Mourad enjoyed being alive more than anybody else who had ever fallen into the world by mistake, but this was more than even I could believe.

In the first place, my earliest memories had been memories of horses and my first longings had been longings to ride. This was the wonderful part. In the second place, we were poor. This was the part that wouldn’t permit me to believe what I saw.

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13. Q1. For how long had the Garoghlanian family been famous for its honesty? (a) About a hundred years (b) About eleven centuries (c) Since the boys were born (d) Since they came to America

We were poor. We had no money. Our whole tribe was poverty-stricken. Every branch of the Garoghlanian family was living in the most amazing and comical poverty in the world. Nobody could understand where we ever got money enough to keep us with food in our bellies, not even the old men of the family. Most important of all, though, we were famous for our honesty. We had been famous for our honesty for something like eleven centuries, even when we had been the wealthiest family in what we liked to think was the world. We were proud first, honest next, and after that we believed in right and wrong. None of us would take advantage of anybody in the world, let alone steal.

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14. Q2. The phrase "poverty-stricken" describes a condition of (a) being struck by illness (b) suffering extreme poverty (c) working very hard (d) living in the countryside

We were poor. We had no money. Our whole tribe was poverty-stricken. Every branch of the Garoghlanian family was living in the most amazing and comical poverty in the world. Nobody could understand where we ever got money enough to keep us with food in our bellies, not even the old men of the family. Most important of all, though, we were famous for our honesty. We had been famous for our honesty for something like eleven centuries, even when we had been the wealthiest family in what we liked to think was the world. We were proud first, honest next, and after that we believed in right and wrong. None of us would take advantage of anybody in the world, let alone steal.

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15. Q3. The narrator calls the family's poverty "amazing and comical" mainly because (a) the family joked about being rich (b) the poverty was so extreme that it became absurd and laughable (c) the children found hunger funny (d) the neighbours mocked them openly

We were poor. We had no money. Our whole tribe was poverty-stricken. Every branch of the Garoghlanian family was living in the most amazing and comical poverty in the world. Nobody could understand where we ever got money enough to keep us with food in our bellies, not even the old men of the family. Most important of all, though, we were famous for our honesty. We had been famous for our honesty for something like eleven centuries, even when we had been the wealthiest family in what we liked to think was the world. We were proud first, honest next, and after that we believed in right and wrong. None of us would take advantage of anybody in the world, let alone steal.

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16. Q4. "None of us would take advantage of anybody in the world, let alone steal." The tone of this line is (a) boastful and arrogant (b) matter-of-fact and proud (c) sad and regretful (d) doubtful and questioning

We were poor. We had no money. Our whole tribe was poverty-stricken. Every branch of the Garoghlanian family was living in the most amazing and comical poverty in the world. Nobody could understand where we ever got money enough to keep us with food in our bellies, not even the old men of the family. Most important of all, though, we were famous for our honesty. We had been famous for our honesty for something like eleven centuries, even when we had been the wealthiest family in what we liked to think was the world. We were proud first, honest next, and after that we believed in right and wrong. None of us would take advantage of anybody in the world, let alone steal.

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17. Q5. According to the extract, the family's order of values placed which quality first? (a) Honesty (b) Wealth (c) Pride (d) Right and wrong

We were poor. We had no money. Our whole tribe was poverty-stricken. Every branch of the Garoghlanian family was living in the most amazing and comical poverty in the world. Nobody could understand where we ever got money enough to keep us with food in our bellies, not even the old men of the family. Most important of all, though, we were famous for our honesty. We had been famous for our honesty for something like eleven centuries, even when we had been the wealthiest family in what we liked to think was the world. We were proud first, honest next, and after that we believed in right and wrong. None of us would take advantage of anybody in the world, let alone steal.

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18. Q6. This extract is central to the story's theme because it establishes that (a) the Garoghlanians would never sell a horse (b) honesty mattered to the family more than the wealth they had lost (c) the family was once the richest in the world (d) the old men kept all the family's money

We were poor. We had no money. Our whole tribe was poverty-stricken. Every branch of the Garoghlanian family was living in the most amazing and comical poverty in the world. Nobody could understand where we ever got money enough to keep us with food in our bellies, not even the old men of the family. Most important of all, though, we were famous for our honesty. We had been famous for our honesty for something like eleven centuries, even when we had been the wealthiest family in what we liked to think was the world. We were proud first, honest next, and after that we believed in right and wrong. None of us would take advantage of anybody in the world, let alone steal.

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19. Q1. The narrator lists what he could see, smell and hear in order to show that (a) the horse was an illusion created by his longing (b) the horse was unmistakably real, whatever his mind refused to accept (c) he was still half asleep (d) the horse belonged to a neighbour

Consequently, even though I could see the horse, so magnificent; even though I could smell it, so lovely; even though I could hear it breathing, so exciting; I couldn’t believe the horse had anything to do with my cousin Mourad or with me or with any of the other members of our family, asleep or awake, because I knew my cousin Mourad couldn’t have bought the horse, and if he couldn’t have bought it he must have stolen it, and I refused to believe he had stolen it.

No member of the Garoghlanian family could be a thief.

I stared first at my cousin and then at the horse. There was a pious stillness and humour in each of them which on the one hand delighted me and on the other frightened me.

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20. Q2. The narrator "refused to believe" Mourad had stolen the horse because (a) Mourad was too young to steal (b) the horse looked too gentle (c) no member of the Garoghlanian family could be a thief (d) someone had given Mourad the horse

Consequently, even though I could see the horse, so magnificent; even though I could smell it, so lovely; even though I could hear it breathing, so exciting; I couldn’t believe the horse had anything to do with my cousin Mourad or with me or with any of the other members of our family, asleep or awake, because I knew my cousin Mourad couldn’t have bought the horse, and if he couldn’t have bought it he must have stolen it, and I refused to believe he had stolen it.

No member of the Garoghlanian family could be a thief.

I stared first at my cousin and then at the horse. There was a pious stillness and humour in each of them which on the one hand delighted me and on the other frightened me.

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21. Q3. The repeated structure "even though I could see... even though I could smell... even though I could hear" is an example of (a) anaphora, or deliberate repetition for emphasis (b) a simile (c) an onomatopoeia (d) an oxymoron

Consequently, even though I could see the horse, so magnificent; even though I could smell it, so lovely; even though I could hear it breathing, so exciting; I couldn’t believe the horse had anything to do with my cousin Mourad or with me or with any of the other members of our family, asleep or awake, because I knew my cousin Mourad couldn’t have bought the horse, and if he couldn’t have bought it he must have stolen it, and I refused to believe he had stolen it.

No member of the Garoghlanian family could be a thief.

I stared first at my cousin and then at the horse. There was a pious stillness and humour in each of them which on the one hand delighted me and on the other frightened me.

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22. Q4. In "There was a pious stillness and humour in each of them," the phrase suggests that cousin and horse both seemed (a) calm, innocent and quietly amused (b) angry and about to run (c) tired and hungry (d) frightened of being caught

Consequently, even though I could see the horse, so magnificent; even though I could smell it, so lovely; even though I could hear it breathing, so exciting; I couldn’t believe the horse had anything to do with my cousin Mourad or with me or with any of the other members of our family, asleep or awake, because I knew my cousin Mourad couldn’t have bought the horse, and if he couldn’t have bought it he must have stolen it, and I refused to believe he had stolen it.

No member of the Garoghlanian family could be a thief.

I stared first at my cousin and then at the horse. There was a pious stillness and humour in each of them which on the one hand delighted me and on the other frightened me.

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23. Q5. The sight of cousin and horse "delighted" and "frightened" the narrator at the same time because (a) he loved horses but feared riding (b) the horse was magnificent, but its presence could only mean theft (c) Mourad was singing too loudly (d) his family would punish him for waking up early

Consequently, even though I could see the horse, so magnificent; even though I could smell it, so lovely; even though I could hear it breathing, so exciting; I couldn’t believe the horse had anything to do with my cousin Mourad or with me or with any of the other members of our family, asleep or awake, because I knew my cousin Mourad couldn’t have bought the horse, and if he couldn’t have bought it he must have stolen it, and I refused to believe he had stolen it.

No member of the Garoghlanian family could be a thief.

I stared first at my cousin and then at the horse. There was a pious stillness and humour in each of them which on the one hand delighted me and on the other frightened me.

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24. Q6. Which of the following words from the extract is used almost literally for a horse, not figuratively? (a) Magnificent, describing the horse (b) Dream, describing life (c) Pious, describing the stillness (d) None of these

Consequently, even though I could see the horse, so magnificent; even though I could smell it, so lovely; even though I could hear it breathing, so exciting; I couldn’t believe the horse had anything to do with my cousin Mourad or with me or with any of the other members of our family, asleep or awake, because I knew my cousin Mourad couldn’t have bought the horse, and if he couldn’t have bought it he must have stolen it, and I refused to believe he had stolen it.

No member of the Garoghlanian family could be a thief.

I stared first at my cousin and then at the horse. There was a pious stillness and humour in each of them which on the one hand delighted me and on the other frightened me.

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25. Q1. According to the narrator, taking the horse would "become stealing" only if (a) they rode it in daylight (b) they offered to sell it (c) they kept it for more than a week (d) someone saw them with it

Mourad, I said, where did you steal this horse?

Leap out of the window, he said, if you want to ride.

It was true, then. He had stolen the horse. There was no question about it. He had come to invite me to ride or not, as I chose.

Well, it seemed to me stealing a horse for a ride was not the same thing as stealing something else, such as money. For all I knew, maybe it wasn’t stealing at all. If you were crazy about horses the way my cousin Mourad and I were, it wasn’t stealing. It wouldn’t become stealing until we offered to sell the horse, which of course, I knew we would never do.

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26. Q2. The narrator's argument that "stealing a horse for a ride was not the same thing as stealing something else, such as money" is best described as (a) sound legal reasoning (b) a child's innocent logic that lets him enjoy the ride without guilt (c) proof that Mourad was innocent (d) the advice of the family elders

Mourad, I said, where did you steal this horse?

Leap out of the window, he said, if you want to ride.

It was true, then. He had stolen the horse. There was no question about it. He had come to invite me to ride or not, as I chose.

Well, it seemed to me stealing a horse for a ride was not the same thing as stealing something else, such as money. For all I knew, maybe it wasn’t stealing at all. If you were crazy about horses the way my cousin Mourad and I were, it wasn’t stealing. It wouldn’t become stealing until we offered to sell the horse, which of course, I knew we would never do.

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27. Q3. When asked directly where he had stolen the horse, Mourad (a) denies taking it (b) says he bought it (c) ignores the question and tells Aram to leap out of the window (d) admits he took it from John Byro

Mourad, I said, where did you steal this horse?

Leap out of the window, he said, if you want to ride.

It was true, then. He had stolen the horse. There was no question about it. He had come to invite me to ride or not, as I chose.

Well, it seemed to me stealing a horse for a ride was not the same thing as stealing something else, such as money. For all I knew, maybe it wasn’t stealing at all. If you were crazy about horses the way my cousin Mourad and I were, it wasn’t stealing. It wouldn’t become stealing until we offered to sell the horse, which of course, I knew we would never do.

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28. Q4. In "If you were crazy about horses the way my cousin Mourad and I were," the phrase "crazy about" means (a) terrified of (b) extremely fond of (c) made insane by (d) careless with

Mourad, I said, where did you steal this horse?

Leap out of the window, he said, if you want to ride.

It was true, then. He had stolen the horse. There was no question about it. He had come to invite me to ride or not, as I chose.

Well, it seemed to me stealing a horse for a ride was not the same thing as stealing something else, such as money. For all I knew, maybe it wasn’t stealing at all. If you were crazy about horses the way my cousin Mourad and I were, it wasn’t stealing. It wouldn’t become stealing until we offered to sell the horse, which of course, I knew we would never do.

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29. Q5. "He had come to invite me to ride or not, as I chose." This shows that Mourad (a) left the decision entirely to his cousin (b) ordered Aram to come along (c) had his parents' permission (d) wanted Aram to pay for the ride

Mourad, I said, where did you steal this horse?

Leap out of the window, he said, if you want to ride.

It was true, then. He had stolen the horse. There was no question about it. He had come to invite me to ride or not, as I chose.

Well, it seemed to me stealing a horse for a ride was not the same thing as stealing something else, such as money. For all I knew, maybe it wasn’t stealing at all. If you were crazy about horses the way my cousin Mourad and I were, it wasn’t stealing. It wouldn’t become stealing until we offered to sell the horse, which of course, I knew we would never do.

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30. Q6. The tone of the passage where Aram reasons away the theft can best be called (a) self-justifying (b) mournful (c) angry (d) fearful

Mourad, I said, where did you steal this horse?

Leap out of the window, he said, if you want to ride.

It was true, then. He had stolen the horse. There was no question about it. He had come to invite me to ride or not, as I chose.

Well, it seemed to me stealing a horse for a ride was not the same thing as stealing something else, such as money. For all I knew, maybe it wasn’t stealing at all. If you were crazy about horses the way my cousin Mourad and I were, it wasn’t stealing. It wouldn’t become stealing until we offered to sell the horse, which of course, I knew we would never do.

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31. Q1. Where did the narrator's family live that year? (a) In the centre of town on Olive Avenue (b) At the edge of town on Walnut Avenue (c) Next to the barber's shop (d) On a farm near San Joaquin

Let me put on some clothes, I said.

All right, he said, but hurry.

I leaped into my clothes. I jumped down to the yard from the window and leaped up onto the horse behind my cousin Mourad.

That year we lived at the edge of town, on Walnut Avenue. Behind our house was the country: vineyards, orchards, irrigation ditches, and country roads. In less than three minutes we were on Olive Avenue, and then the horse began to trot. The air was new and lovely to breathe. The feel of the horse running was wonderful. My cousin Mourad who was considered one of the craziest members of our family began to sing. I mean, he began to roar.

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32. Q2. What lay behind the narrator's house? (a) Vineyards, orchards, irrigation ditches and country roads (b) A railway line and factories (c) Other houses and shops (d) A river and a forest

Let me put on some clothes, I said.

All right, he said, but hurry.

I leaped into my clothes. I jumped down to the yard from the window and leaped up onto the horse behind my cousin Mourad.

That year we lived at the edge of town, on Walnut Avenue. Behind our house was the country: vineyards, orchards, irrigation ditches, and country roads. In less than three minutes we were on Olive Avenue, and then the horse began to trot. The air was new and lovely to breathe. The feel of the horse running was wonderful. My cousin Mourad who was considered one of the craziest members of our family began to sing. I mean, he began to roar.

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33. Q3. "He began to sing. I mean, he began to roar." The narrator's correction is (a) an angry complaint about the noise (b) a humorous exaggeration of how loudly Mourad sang (c) a sign that Mourad was in pain (d) a warning to Aram to be quiet

Let me put on some clothes, I said.

All right, he said, but hurry.

I leaped into my clothes. I jumped down to the yard from the window and leaped up onto the horse behind my cousin Mourad.

That year we lived at the edge of town, on Walnut Avenue. Behind our house was the country: vineyards, orchards, irrigation ditches, and country roads. In less than three minutes we were on Olive Avenue, and then the horse began to trot. The air was new and lovely to breathe. The feel of the horse running was wonderful. My cousin Mourad who was considered one of the craziest members of our family began to sing. I mean, he began to roar.

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34. Q4. The line "The air was new and lovely to breathe" appeals primarily to which sense? (a) Sight (b) Hearing (c) Touch (d) Smell

Let me put on some clothes, I said.

All right, he said, but hurry.

I leaped into my clothes. I jumped down to the yard from the window and leaped up onto the horse behind my cousin Mourad.

That year we lived at the edge of town, on Walnut Avenue. Behind our house was the country: vineyards, orchards, irrigation ditches, and country roads. In less than three minutes we were on Olive Avenue, and then the horse began to trot. The air was new and lovely to breathe. The feel of the horse running was wonderful. My cousin Mourad who was considered one of the craziest members of our family began to sing. I mean, he began to roar.

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35. Q5. On which street did the horse begin to trot? (a) Walnut Avenue (b) Olive Avenue (c) Marconi Street (d) San Joaquin Road

Let me put on some clothes, I said.

All right, he said, but hurry.

I leaped into my clothes. I jumped down to the yard from the window and leaped up onto the horse behind my cousin Mourad.

That year we lived at the edge of town, on Walnut Avenue. Behind our house was the country: vineyards, orchards, irrigation ditches, and country roads. In less than three minutes we were on Olive Avenue, and then the horse began to trot. The air was new and lovely to breathe. The feel of the horse running was wonderful. My cousin Mourad who was considered one of the craziest members of our family began to sing. I mean, he began to roar.

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36. Q6. The description of the ride — the new air and the feel of the running horse — conveys (a) the boys' fear of being caught (b) the sheer joy and freedom of the early morning ride (c) the horse's bad temper (d) the narrator's regret at coming along

Let me put on some clothes, I said.

All right, he said, but hurry.

I leaped into my clothes. I jumped down to the yard from the window and leaped up onto the horse behind my cousin Mourad.

That year we lived at the edge of town, on Walnut Avenue. Behind our house was the country: vineyards, orchards, irrigation ditches, and country roads. In less than three minutes we were on Olive Avenue, and then the horse began to trot. The air was new and lovely to breathe. The feel of the horse running was wonderful. My cousin Mourad who was considered one of the craziest members of our family began to sing. I mean, he began to roar.

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37. Q1. Uncle Khosrove was famous for having (a) the largest moustache in the San Joaquin Valley (b) the biggest house in town (c) the fastest horse in the valley (d) the loudest singing voice in the family

Every family has a crazy streak in it somewhere, and my cousin Mourad was considered the natural descendant of the crazy streak in our tribe. Before him was our uncle Khosrove, an enormous man with a powerful head of black hair and the largest moustache in the San Joaquin Valley, a man so furious in temper, so irritable, so impatient that he stopped anyone from talking by roaring, It is no harm; pay no attention to it.

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38. Q2. How did Uncle Khosrove stop anyone from talking? (a) By walking out of the room (b) By roaring, "It is no harm; pay no attention to it" (c) By writing letters instead (d) By whispering politely

Every family has a crazy streak in it somewhere, and my cousin Mourad was considered the natural descendant of the crazy streak in our tribe. Before him was our uncle Khosrove, an enormous man with a powerful head of black hair and the largest moustache in the San Joaquin Valley, a man so furious in temper, so irritable, so impatient that he stopped anyone from talking by roaring, It is no harm; pay no attention to it.

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39. Q3. In this extract, the word "irritable" means (a) easily annoyed (b) extremely generous (c) deeply sad (d) very hardworking

Every family has a crazy streak in it somewhere, and my cousin Mourad was considered the natural descendant of the crazy streak in our tribe. Before him was our uncle Khosrove, an enormous man with a powerful head of black hair and the largest moustache in the San Joaquin Valley, a man so furious in temper, so irritable, so impatient that he stopped anyone from talking by roaring, It is no harm; pay no attention to it.

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40. Q4. Mourad is called "the natural descendant of the crazy streak" in the tribe because (a) he inherited Uncle Khosrove's wild, eccentric temperament (b) he was the eldest son in the family (c) he copied Khosrove's moustache (d) he was named after Khosrove

Every family has a crazy streak in it somewhere, and my cousin Mourad was considered the natural descendant of the crazy streak in our tribe. Before him was our uncle Khosrove, an enormous man with a powerful head of black hair and the largest moustache in the San Joaquin Valley, a man so furious in temper, so irritable, so impatient that he stopped anyone from talking by roaring, It is no harm; pay no attention to it.

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41. Q5. The description of Khosrove — enormous, with a powerful head of black hair and a huge moustache — uses (a) understatement (b) hyperbole and comic exaggeration (c) a simile comparing him to a lion (d) symbolism of war

Every family has a crazy streak in it somewhere, and my cousin Mourad was considered the natural descendant of the crazy streak in our tribe. Before him was our uncle Khosrove, an enormous man with a powerful head of black hair and the largest moustache in the San Joaquin Valley, a man so furious in temper, so irritable, so impatient that he stopped anyone from talking by roaring, It is no harm; pay no attention to it.

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42. Q6. The narrator's attitude towards Uncle Khosrove in this portrait is (a) fearful (b) mocking and bitter (c) amused and affectionate (d) completely indifferent

Every family has a crazy streak in it somewhere, and my cousin Mourad was considered the natural descendant of the crazy streak in our tribe. Before him was our uncle Khosrove, an enormous man with a powerful head of black hair and the largest moustache in the San Joaquin Valley, a man so furious in temper, so irritable, so impatient that he stopped anyone from talking by roaring, It is no harm; pay no attention to it.

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43. Q1. Who ran eight blocks to the barber's shop, and why? (a) The barber, to fetch Khosrove home (b) Khosrove's son Arak, because their house was on fire (c) Aram, to report a stolen horse (d) A neighbour, to deliver a message

That was all, no matter what anybody happened to be talking about. Once it was his own son Arak running eight blocks to the barber’s shop where his father was having his moustache trimmed to tell him their house was on fire. This man Khosrove sat up in the chair and roared, It is no harm; pay no attention to it. The barber said, But the boy says your house is on fire. So Khosrove roared, Enough, it is no harm, I say.

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44. Q2. Khosrove's response to the news of the fire was (a) to rush home at once (b) to roar, "It is no harm; pay no attention to it" (c) to call the fire brigade (d) to blame the barber

That was all, no matter what anybody happened to be talking about. Once it was his own son Arak running eight blocks to the barber’s shop where his father was having his moustache trimmed to tell him their house was on fire. This man Khosrove sat up in the chair and roared, It is no harm; pay no attention to it. The barber said, But the boy says your house is on fire. So Khosrove roared, Enough, it is no harm, I say.

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45. Q3. The anecdote of the fire is told chiefly to show (a) how dangerous barbers' shops were (b) how absurdly far Khosrove's impatience and refusal to listen could go (c) that Arak was a disobedient son (d) that the fire was only a small one

That was all, no matter what anybody happened to be talking about. Once it was his own son Arak running eight blocks to the barber’s shop where his father was having his moustache trimmed to tell him their house was on fire. This man Khosrove sat up in the chair and roared, It is no harm; pay no attention to it. The barber said, But the boy says your house is on fire. So Khosrove roared, Enough, it is no harm, I say.

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46. Q4. The humour of the episode rests on the contrast between (a) the son's speed and the barber's slowness (b) the seriousness of the news and the total indifference of the reply (c) the size of the fire and the size of the house (d) the barber's politeness and Arak's rudeness

That was all, no matter what anybody happened to be talking about. Once it was his own son Arak running eight blocks to the barber’s shop where his father was having his moustache trimmed to tell him their house was on fire. This man Khosrove sat up in the chair and roared, It is no harm; pay no attention to it. The barber said, But the boy says your house is on fire. So Khosrove roared, Enough, it is no harm, I say.

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47. Q5. In this extract, the word "roared" suggests that Khosrove spoke (a) in a gentle whisper (b) very loudly and forcefully (c) with tears in his eyes (d) in broken Armenian

That was all, no matter what anybody happened to be talking about. Once it was his own son Arak running eight blocks to the barber’s shop where his father was having his moustache trimmed to tell him their house was on fire. This man Khosrove sat up in the chair and roared, It is no harm; pay no attention to it. The barber said, But the boy says your house is on fire. So Khosrove roared, Enough, it is no harm, I say.

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48. Q6. "That was all, no matter what anybody happened to be talking about." This opening line tells us that Khosrove's refrain was (a) reserved only for emergencies (b) used in every conversation, whatever the subject (c) spoken only to his family (d) appreciated by the barber

That was all, no matter what anybody happened to be talking about. Once it was his own son Arak running eight blocks to the barber’s shop where his father was having his moustache trimmed to tell him their house was on fire. This man Khosrove sat up in the chair and roared, It is no harm; pay no attention to it. The barber said, But the boy says your house is on fire. So Khosrove roared, Enough, it is no harm, I say.

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49. Q1. "A man could be the father of his son's flesh, but that did not mean that he was also the father of his spirit." This means that (a) sons never loved their fathers in this tribe (b) a son's temperament was inherited unpredictably, and did not necessarily come from the father (c) adoption was common in the tribe (d) fathers disowned their sons

My cousin Mourad was considered the natural descendant of this man, although Mourad’s father was Zorab, who was practical and nothing else. That’s how it was in our tribe. A man could be the father of his son’s flesh, but that did not mean that he was also the father of his spirit. The distribution of the various kinds of spirit of our tribe had been from the beginning capricious and vagrant.

We rode and my cousin Mourad sang. For all anybody knew we were still in the old country where, at least according to some of our neighbours, we belonged. We let the horse run as long as it felt like running.

At last my cousin Mourad said, Get down. I want to ride alone.

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50. Q2. In this extract, the word "capricious" most nearly means (a) steady and reliable (b) changing unpredictably (c) generous and kind (d) cruel and harsh

My cousin Mourad was considered the natural descendant of this man, although Mourad’s father was Zorab, who was practical and nothing else. That’s how it was in our tribe. A man could be the father of his son’s flesh, but that did not mean that he was also the father of his spirit. The distribution of the various kinds of spirit of our tribe had been from the beginning capricious and vagrant.

We rode and my cousin Mourad sang. For all anybody knew we were still in the old country where, at least according to some of our neighbours, we belonged. We let the horse run as long as it felt like running.

At last my cousin Mourad said, Get down. I want to ride alone.

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51. Q3. Mourad's father Zorab is described as (a) practical and nothing else (b) as crazy as Mourad (c) a famous horseman (d) a wealthy farmer

My cousin Mourad was considered the natural descendant of this man, although Mourad’s father was Zorab, who was practical and nothing else. That’s how it was in our tribe. A man could be the father of his son’s flesh, but that did not mean that he was also the father of his spirit. The distribution of the various kinds of spirit of our tribe had been from the beginning capricious and vagrant.

We rode and my cousin Mourad sang. For all anybody knew we were still in the old country where, at least according to some of our neighbours, we belonged. We let the horse run as long as it felt like running.

At last my cousin Mourad said, Get down. I want to ride alone.

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52. Q4. Zorab is mentioned in the extract mainly to (a) praise his honesty (b) provide a contrast that proves the family's spirit skipped generations (c) explain where the horse came from (d) show that Mourad disliked his father

My cousin Mourad was considered the natural descendant of this man, although Mourad’s father was Zorab, who was practical and nothing else. That’s how it was in our tribe. A man could be the father of his son’s flesh, but that did not mean that he was also the father of his spirit. The distribution of the various kinds of spirit of our tribe had been from the beginning capricious and vagrant.

We rode and my cousin Mourad sang. For all anybody knew we were still in the old country where, at least according to some of our neighbours, we belonged. We let the horse run as long as it felt like running.

At last my cousin Mourad said, Get down. I want to ride alone.

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53. Q5. The word "vagrant" as used here suggests something that (a) stays permanently in one place (b) wanders without a fixed home (c) belongs to the oldest son (d) disappears in wartime

My cousin Mourad was considered the natural descendant of this man, although Mourad’s father was Zorab, who was practical and nothing else. That’s how it was in our tribe. A man could be the father of his son’s flesh, but that did not mean that he was also the father of his spirit. The distribution of the various kinds of spirit of our tribe had been from the beginning capricious and vagrant.

We rode and my cousin Mourad sang. For all anybody knew we were still in the old country where, at least according to some of our neighbours, we belonged. We let the horse run as long as it felt like running.

At last my cousin Mourad said, Get down. I want to ride alone.

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54. Q6. "We let the horse run as long as it felt like running." This line reflects (a) the boys' fear of the horse (b) the freedom and carefree joy of that morning's ride (c) Mourad's anger with Aram (d) the horse's poor health

My cousin Mourad was considered the natural descendant of this man, although Mourad’s father was Zorab, who was practical and nothing else. That’s how it was in our tribe. A man could be the father of his son’s flesh, but that did not mean that he was also the father of his spirit. The distribution of the various kinds of spirit of our tribe had been from the beginning capricious and vagrant.

We rode and my cousin Mourad sang. For all anybody knew we were still in the old country where, at least according to some of our neighbours, we belonged. We let the horse run as long as it felt like running.

At last my cousin Mourad said, Get down. I want to ride alone.

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55. Q1. When Aram asks to ride alone, Mourad's reply "That is up to the horse" shows that he (a) regarded the horse as a creature with its own will (b) did not care about Aram (c) was afraid the horse would bite (d) wanted to end the ride

Will you let me ride alone? I asked.

That is up to the horse, my cousin said. Get down.

The horse will let me ride, I said.

We shall see, he said. Don’t forget that I have a way with a horse.

Well, I said, any way you have with a horse, I have also.

For the sake of your safety, he said, let us hope so. Get down.

All right, I said, but remember you’ve got to let me try to ride alone.

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56. Q2. Aram's claim "any way you have with a horse, I have also" reveals his (a) skill as a rider (b) childlike confidence and desire to equal his cousin (c) fear of Mourad (d) knowledge of horse breeding

Will you let me ride alone? I asked.

That is up to the horse, my cousin said. Get down.

The horse will let me ride, I said.

We shall see, he said. Don’t forget that I have a way with a horse.

Well, I said, any way you have with a horse, I have also.

For the sake of your safety, he said, let us hope so. Get down.

All right, I said, but remember you’ve got to let me try to ride alone.

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57. Q3. "For the sake of your safety, let us hope so." The tone of Mourad's remark is (a) gravely threatening (b) comic mock-seriousness, gently teasing Aram's boast (c) sorrowful (d) indifferent

Will you let me ride alone? I asked.

That is up to the horse, my cousin said. Get down.

The horse will let me ride, I said.

We shall see, he said. Don’t forget that I have a way with a horse.

Well, I said, any way you have with a horse, I have also.

For the sake of your safety, he said, let us hope so. Get down.

All right, I said, but remember you’ve got to let me try to ride alone.

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58. Q4. In "Don't forget that I have a way with a horse," the phrase "a way with" means (a) a road leading to (b) a special ability to handle (c) a dislike of (d) a debt owed to

Will you let me ride alone? I asked.

That is up to the horse, my cousin said. Get down.

The horse will let me ride, I said.

We shall see, he said. Don’t forget that I have a way with a horse.

Well, I said, any way you have with a horse, I have also.

For the sake of your safety, he said, let us hope so. Get down.

All right, I said, but remember you’ve got to let me try to ride alone.

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59. Q5. Aram's insistence "remember you've got to let me try to ride alone" shows that he is (a) determined to have his turn despite the risk (b) planning to steal the horse (c) tired of his cousin (d) unwilling to get on the horse

Will you let me ride alone? I asked.

That is up to the horse, my cousin said. Get down.

The horse will let me ride, I said.

We shall see, he said. Don’t forget that I have a way with a horse.

Well, I said, any way you have with a horse, I have also.

For the sake of your safety, he said, let us hope so. Get down.

All right, I said, but remember you’ve got to let me try to ride alone.

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60. Q6. This extract portrays the relationship between the cousins as (a) rivalrous and bitter (b) easy and playful, built on mutual affection (c) formal and distant (d) dominated by Aram

Will you let me ride alone? I asked.

That is up to the horse, my cousin said. Get down.

The horse will let me ride, I said.

We shall see, he said. Don’t forget that I have a way with a horse.

Well, I said, any way you have with a horse, I have also.

For the sake of your safety, he said, let us hope so. Get down.

All right, I said, but remember you’ve got to let me try to ride alone.

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61. Q1. What did Mourad shout to set the horse running? (a) "Vazire, run" (b) "Run, My Heart, run" (c) "Faster, faster" (d) "Home, boy"

I got down and my cousin Mourad kicked his heels into the horse and shouted, Vazire, run. The horse stood on its hind legs, snorted, and burst into a fury of speed that was the loveliest thing I had ever seen. My cousin Mourad raced the horse across a field of dry grass to an irrigation ditch, crossed the ditch on the horse, and five minutes later returned, dripping wet.

The sun was coming up.

Now it’s my turn to ride, I said.

My cousin Mourad got off the horse.

Ride, he said.

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62. Q2. The narrator calls the horse's burst of speed "the loveliest thing I had ever seen." The dominant feeling expressed here is (a) terror (b) envy (c) aesthetic delight (d) regret

I got down and my cousin Mourad kicked his heels into the horse and shouted, Vazire, run. The horse stood on its hind legs, snorted, and burst into a fury of speed that was the loveliest thing I had ever seen. My cousin Mourad raced the horse across a field of dry grass to an irrigation ditch, crossed the ditch on the horse, and five minutes later returned, dripping wet.

The sun was coming up.

Now it’s my turn to ride, I said.

My cousin Mourad got off the horse.

Ride, he said.

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63. Q3. Mourad returned "dripping wet" because (a) it had started to rain (b) he had crossed the irrigation ditch on the horse (c) he had fallen into a well (d) he washed the horse first

I got down and my cousin Mourad kicked his heels into the horse and shouted, Vazire, run. The horse stood on its hind legs, snorted, and burst into a fury of speed that was the loveliest thing I had ever seen. My cousin Mourad raced the horse across a field of dry grass to an irrigation ditch, crossed the ditch on the horse, and five minutes later returned, dripping wet.

The sun was coming up.

Now it’s my turn to ride, I said.

My cousin Mourad got off the horse.

Ride, he said.

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64. Q4. How long did Mourad's ride across the field and back take? (a) A few seconds (b) Five minutes (c) Half an hour (d) An hour

I got down and my cousin Mourad kicked his heels into the horse and shouted, Vazire, run. The horse stood on its hind legs, snorted, and burst into a fury of speed that was the loveliest thing I had ever seen. My cousin Mourad raced the horse across a field of dry grass to an irrigation ditch, crossed the ditch on the horse, and five minutes later returned, dripping wet.

The sun was coming up.

Now it’s my turn to ride, I said.

My cousin Mourad got off the horse.

Ride, he said.

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65. Q5. "The sun was coming up" is mentioned at this point to suggest that (a) the boys had overslept (b) daylight was arriving and the world would soon be awake (c) the horse was tired (d) summer was ending

I got down and my cousin Mourad kicked his heels into the horse and shouted, Vazire, run. The horse stood on its hind legs, snorted, and burst into a fury of speed that was the loveliest thing I had ever seen. My cousin Mourad raced the horse across a field of dry grass to an irrigation ditch, crossed the ditch on the horse, and five minutes later returned, dripping wet.

The sun was coming up.

Now it’s my turn to ride, I said.

My cousin Mourad got off the horse.

Ride, he said.

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66. Q6. The horse "stood on its hind legs, snorted, and burst into a fury of speed." The phrase "a fury of speed" is an example of (a) personification of speed as rage (b) a simile (c) an oxymoron (d) an allusion

I got down and my cousin Mourad kicked his heels into the horse and shouted, Vazire, run. The horse stood on its hind legs, snorted, and burst into a fury of speed that was the loveliest thing I had ever seen. My cousin Mourad raced the horse across a field of dry grass to an irrigation ditch, crossed the ditch on the horse, and five minutes later returned, dripping wet.

The sun was coming up.

Now it’s my turn to ride, I said.

My cousin Mourad got off the horse.

Ride, he said.

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67. Q1. When Aram rode alone, the horse ran off to the vineyard of (a) Fetvajian (b) Dikran Halabian (c) John Byro (d) Uncle Khosrove

I leaped to the back of the horse and for a moment knew the most awful fear imaginable. The horse did not move.

Kick into his muscles, my cousin Mourad said. What are you waiting for? We’ve got to take him back before everybody in the world is up and about.

I kicked into the muscles of the horse. Once again it reared and snorted. Then it began to run. I didn’t know what to do. Instead of running across the field to the irrigation ditch the horse ran down the road to the vineyard of Dikran Halabian where it began to leap over vines. The horse leaped over seven vines before I fell. Then it continued running.

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68. Q2. How many vines did the horse leap over before Aram fell? (a) Five (b) Six (c) Seven (d) Eight

I leaped to the back of the horse and for a moment knew the most awful fear imaginable. The horse did not move.

Kick into his muscles, my cousin Mourad said. What are you waiting for? We’ve got to take him back before everybody in the world is up and about.

I kicked into the muscles of the horse. Once again it reared and snorted. Then it began to run. I didn’t know what to do. Instead of running across the field to the irrigation ditch the horse ran down the road to the vineyard of Dikran Halabian where it began to leap over vines. The horse leaped over seven vines before I fell. Then it continued running.

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69. Q3. Aram felt "the most awful fear imaginable" even though the horse stood still because (a) Mourad had frightened him with stories (b) he was alone on the horse for the first time and did not know what would happen (c) the horse was biting him (d) it was completely dark

I leaped to the back of the horse and for a moment knew the most awful fear imaginable. The horse did not move.

Kick into his muscles, my cousin Mourad said. What are you waiting for? We’ve got to take him back before everybody in the world is up and about.

I kicked into the muscles of the horse. Once again it reared and snorted. Then it began to run. I didn’t know what to do. Instead of running across the field to the irrigation ditch the horse ran down the road to the vineyard of Dikran Halabian where it began to leap over vines. The horse leaped over seven vines before I fell. Then it continued running.

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70. Q4. Mourad's urging "We've got to take him back before everybody in the world is up and about" shows that (a) the boys always meant to return the horse (b) the boys planned to sell the horse (c) Mourad was bored with riding (d) Aram had forgotten his breakfast

I leaped to the back of the horse and for a moment knew the most awful fear imaginable. The horse did not move.

Kick into his muscles, my cousin Mourad said. What are you waiting for? We’ve got to take him back before everybody in the world is up and about.

I kicked into the muscles of the horse. Once again it reared and snorted. Then it began to run. I didn’t know what to do. Instead of running across the field to the irrigation ditch the horse ran down the road to the vineyard of Dikran Halabian where it began to leap over vines. The horse leaped over seven vines before I fell. Then it continued running.

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71. Q5. The horse's behaviour with Aram, compared with Mourad, highlights (a) Aram's superior horsemanship (b) that Aram did not yet know how to control it, while Mourad had a special gift (c) the horse's dislike of vineyards (d) Mourad's fear of speed

I leaped to the back of the horse and for a moment knew the most awful fear imaginable. The horse did not move.

Kick into his muscles, my cousin Mourad said. What are you waiting for? We’ve got to take him back before everybody in the world is up and about.

I kicked into the muscles of the horse. Once again it reared and snorted. Then it began to run. I didn’t know what to do. Instead of running across the field to the irrigation ditch the horse ran down the road to the vineyard of Dikran Halabian where it began to leap over vines. The horse leaped over seven vines before I fell. Then it continued running.

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72. Q6. In this extract, the word "reared" means (a) fell over (b) rose up on its hind legs (c) galloped in a circle (d) stopped suddenly

I leaped to the back of the horse and for a moment knew the most awful fear imaginable. The horse did not move.

Kick into his muscles, my cousin Mourad said. What are you waiting for? We’ve got to take him back before everybody in the world is up and about.

I kicked into the muscles of the horse. Once again it reared and snorted. Then it began to run. I didn’t know what to do. Instead of running across the field to the irrigation ditch the horse ran down the road to the vineyard of Dikran Halabian where it began to leap over vines. The horse leaped over seven vines before I fell. Then it continued running.

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73. Q1. How long did it take Mourad to find the horse and bring him back? (a) Ten minutes (b) A quarter of an hour (c) Half an hour (d) Two hours

My cousin Mourad came running down the road.

I’m not worried about you, he shouted. We’ve got to get that horse. You go this way and I’ll go this way. If you come upon him, be kindly. I’ll be near.

I continued down the road and my cousin, Mourad went across the field toward the irrigation ditch.

It took him half an hour to find the horse and bring him back.

All right, he said, jump on. The whole world is awake now.

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74. Q2. Mourad's opening cry "I'm not worried about you" shows that (a) he was angry with Aram for falling (b) his first concern was recovering the horse (c) he had hurt himself (d) he wanted to go home

My cousin Mourad came running down the road.

I’m not worried about you, he shouted. We’ve got to get that horse. You go this way and I’ll go this way. If you come upon him, be kindly. I’ll be near.

I continued down the road and my cousin, Mourad went across the field toward the irrigation ditch.

It took him half an hour to find the horse and bring him back.

All right, he said, jump on. The whole world is awake now.

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75. Q3. The instruction "If you come upon him, be kindly" reveals Mourad's (a) fear that the horse would kick (b) tenderness and consideration towards animals (c) mistrust of Aram (d) plan to abandon the horse

My cousin Mourad came running down the road.

I’m not worried about you, he shouted. We’ve got to get that horse. You go this way and I’ll go this way. If you come upon him, be kindly. I’ll be near.

I continued down the road and my cousin, Mourad went across the field toward the irrigation ditch.

It took him half an hour to find the horse and bring him back.

All right, he said, jump on. The whole world is awake now.

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76. Q4. Mourad's remark "The whole world is awake now" carries a tone of (a) cheerful greeting (b) wry concern that it is too late to ride unseen (c) relief and satisfaction (d) open defiance

My cousin Mourad came running down the road.

I’m not worried about you, he shouted. We’ve got to get that horse. You go this way and I’ll go this way. If you come upon him, be kindly. I’ll be near.

I continued down the road and my cousin, Mourad went across the field toward the irrigation ditch.

It took him half an hour to find the horse and bring him back.

All right, he said, jump on. The whole world is awake now.

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77. Q5. In "If you come upon him," the phrase "come upon" means to (a) climb on top of (b) meet or encounter by chance (c) understand (d) forgive

My cousin Mourad came running down the road.

I’m not worried about you, he shouted. We’ve got to get that horse. You go this way and I’ll go this way. If you come upon him, be kindly. I’ll be near.

I continued down the road and my cousin, Mourad went across the field toward the irrigation ditch.

It took him half an hour to find the horse and bring him back.

All right, he said, jump on. The whole world is awake now.

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78. Q6. The two boys search in different directions because (a) they had quarrelled (b) splitting up was the sensible way to find the runaway horse quickly (c) Mourad was hiding from Aram (d) the horse was in two places

My cousin Mourad came running down the road.

I’m not worried about you, he shouted. We’ve got to get that horse. You go this way and I’ll go this way. If you come upon him, be kindly. I’ll be near.

I continued down the road and my cousin, Mourad went across the field toward the irrigation ditch.

It took him half an hour to find the horse and bring him back.

All right, he said, jump on. The whole world is awake now.

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79. Q1. What two choices did the boys have regarding the horse? (a) Sell it or race it (b) Take it back or hide it until the next morning (c) Return it to the owner or give it to Khosrove (d) Hide it or bury it

What will we do? I said.

Well, he said, we’ll either take him back or hide him until tomorrow morning.

He didn’t sound worried and I knew he’d hide him and not take him back. Not for a while, at any rate.

Where will we hide him? I said.

I know a place, he said.

How long ago did you steal this horse? I said.

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80. Q2. From Mourad's tone the narrator knew that his cousin would (a) return the horse at once (b) hide the horse and not take it back for a while (c) sell the horse immediately (d) confess to John Byro

What will we do? I said.

Well, he said, we’ll either take him back or hide him until tomorrow morning.

He didn’t sound worried and I knew he’d hide him and not take him back. Not for a while, at any rate.

Where will we hide him? I said.

I know a place, he said.

How long ago did you steal this horse? I said.

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81. Q3. The phrase "Not for a while, at any rate" suggests that (a) the horse would be returned only after some time (b) the horse would never be returned (c) Aram refused to ride again (d) Mourad had lost the horse

What will we do? I said.

Well, he said, we’ll either take him back or hide him until tomorrow morning.

He didn’t sound worried and I knew he’d hide him and not take him back. Not for a while, at any rate.

Where will we hide him? I said.

I know a place, he said.

How long ago did you steal this horse? I said.

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82. Q4. Mourad's confident "I know a place" indicates that (a) he had been riding and hiding the horse for some time (b) he was guessing (c) the owner had shown him the place (d) he had read a map of the town

What will we do? I said.

Well, he said, we’ll either take him back or hide him until tomorrow morning.

He didn’t sound worried and I knew he’d hide him and not take him back. Not for a while, at any rate.

Where will we hide him? I said.

I know a place, he said.

How long ago did you steal this horse? I said.

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83. Q5. In this extract, the expression "at any rate" means (a) at a price (b) in any case (c) at great speed (d) without doubt

What will we do? I said.

Well, he said, we’ll either take him back or hide him until tomorrow morning.

He didn’t sound worried and I knew he’d hide him and not take him back. Not for a while, at any rate.

Where will we hide him? I said.

I know a place, he said.

How long ago did you steal this horse? I said.

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84. Q6. Aram's direct question "How long ago did you steal this horse?" shows that he (a) had forgiven the theft (b) wanted to know how long Mourad had been enjoying secret rides (c) planned to inform the owner (d) had already guessed wrong

What will we do? I said.

Well, he said, we’ll either take him back or hide him until tomorrow morning.

He didn’t sound worried and I knew he’d hide him and not take him back. Not for a while, at any rate.

Where will we hide him? I said.

I know a place, he said.

How long ago did you steal this horse? I said.

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85. Q1. Mourad had come for Aram that particular morning because (a) he needed help hiding the horse (b) he knew how much Aram longed to ride (c) his father had told him to include Aram (d) Aram had asked him earlier

It suddenly dawned on me that he had been taking these early morning rides for some time and had come for me this morning only because he knew how much I longed to ride.

Who said anything about stealing a horse? he said.

Anyhow, I said, how long ago did you begin riding every morning?

Not until this morning, he said.

Are you telling the truth? I said.

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86. Q2. Mourad's retort "Who said anything about stealing a horse?" shows that he (a) refuses to accept the word 'stealing' for what he has done (b) has forgotten how he got the horse (c) blames Aram for the theft (d) is planning to sell the horse

It suddenly dawned on me that he had been taking these early morning rides for some time and had come for me this morning only because he knew how much I longed to ride.

Who said anything about stealing a horse? he said.

Anyhow, I said, how long ago did you begin riding every morning?

Not until this morning, he said.

Are you telling the truth? I said.

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87. Q3. Aram's question "Are you telling the truth?" implies that he (a) believes every word Mourad says (b) suspects that Mourad began riding long before that morning (c) has forgotten the earlier conversation (d) wants to learn riding himself

It suddenly dawned on me that he had been taking these early morning rides for some time and had come for me this morning only because he knew how much I longed to ride.

Who said anything about stealing a horse? he said.

Anyhow, I said, how long ago did you begin riding every morning?

Not until this morning, he said.

Are you telling the truth? I said.

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88. Q4. In "It suddenly dawned on me," the expression "dawned on" means (a) became dark (b) became clear to me (c) frightened me (d) turned into morning

It suddenly dawned on me that he had been taking these early morning rides for some time and had come for me this morning only because he knew how much I longed to ride.

Who said anything about stealing a horse? he said.

Anyhow, I said, how long ago did you begin riding every morning?

Not until this morning, he said.

Are you telling the truth? I said.

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89. Q5. Mourad's answer to how long he had been riding every morning is (a) "Since last year" (b) "Not until this morning" (c) "For a month" (d) "Since I was nine"

It suddenly dawned on me that he had been taking these early morning rides for some time and had come for me this morning only because he knew how much I longed to ride.

Who said anything about stealing a horse? he said.

Anyhow, I said, how long ago did you begin riding every morning?

Not until this morning, he said.

Are you telling the truth? I said.

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90. Q6. The narrator's realization about why Mourad came for him turns the visit into (a) an act of generosity towards a cousin he wished to please (b) a plot to get Aram into trouble (c) a business arrangement (d) an accident of timing

It suddenly dawned on me that he had been taking these early morning rides for some time and had come for me this morning only because he knew how much I longed to ride.

Who said anything about stealing a horse? he said.

Anyhow, I said, how long ago did you begin riding every morning?

Not until this morning, he said.

Are you telling the truth? I said.

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91. Q1. Where did Mourad hide the horse? (a) In the barn of a deserted vineyard that had once belonged to Fetvajian (b) In his own garage (c) In John Byro's stable (d) Under a bridge near Olive Avenue

Of course not, he said, but if we are found out, that’s what you’re to say. I don’t want both of us to be liars. All you know is that we started riding this morning.

All right, I said.

He walked the horse quietly to the barn of a deserted vineyard which at one time had been the pride of a farmer named Fetvajian. There were some oats and dry alfalfa in the barn.

We began walking home.

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92. Q2. Mourad tells Aram to say they started riding only that morning if they are found out, because (a) the story happens to be completely true (b) he does not want both of them to be liars (c) Aram cannot remember dates (d) his father will beat him otherwise

Of course not, he said, but if we are found out, that’s what you’re to say. I don’t want both of us to be liars. All you know is that we started riding this morning.

All right, I said.

He walked the horse quietly to the barn of a deserted vineyard which at one time had been the pride of a farmer named Fetvajian. There were some oats and dry alfalfa in the barn.

We began walking home.

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93. Q3. "I don't want both of us to be liars." This reasoning reveals that Mourad (a) has an odd but genuine sense of honour (b) lies to everyone as a habit (c) does not trust Aram at all (d) plans to tell the truth himself

Of course not, he said, but if we are found out, that’s what you’re to say. I don’t want both of us to be liars. All you know is that we started riding this morning.

All right, I said.

He walked the horse quietly to the barn of a deserted vineyard which at one time had been the pride of a farmer named Fetvajian. There were some oats and dry alfalfa in the barn.

We began walking home.

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94. Q4. What had been kept in the barn for the horse? (a) Saddle and bridle (b) Oats and dry alfalfa (c) Fresh water and apples (d) A blanket and hay

Of course not, he said, but if we are found out, that’s what you’re to say. I don’t want both of us to be liars. All you know is that we started riding this morning.

All right, I said.

He walked the horse quietly to the barn of a deserted vineyard which at one time had been the pride of a farmer named Fetvajian. There were some oats and dry alfalfa in the barn.

We began walking home.

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95. Q5. In this extract, the word "deserted" describes the vineyard as (a) crowded with visitors (b) abandoned and empty (c) sandy and dry (d) newly planted

Of course not, he said, but if we are found out, that’s what you’re to say. I don’t want both of us to be liars. All you know is that we started riding this morning.

All right, I said.

He walked the horse quietly to the barn of a deserted vineyard which at one time had been the pride of a farmer named Fetvajian. There were some oats and dry alfalfa in the barn.

We began walking home.

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96. Q6. The fact that food was already stored in the barn suggests that (a) the horse had been hidden there before (b) the barn was a shop (c) Fetvajian still farmed there (d) Aram had prepared it that night

Of course not, he said, but if we are found out, that’s what you’re to say. I don’t want both of us to be liars. All you know is that we started riding this morning.

All right, I said.

He walked the horse quietly to the barn of a deserted vineyard which at one time had been the pride of a farmer named Fetvajian. There were some oats and dry alfalfa in the barn.

We began walking home.

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97. Q1. According to Mourad, why did the horse behave so nicely? (a) He had bought it trained (b) He had a way with horses and an understanding with them (c) The horse was old and tired (d) Aram helped him calm it

It wasn’t easy, he said, to get the horse to behave so nicely. At first it wanted to run wild, but, as I’ve told you, I have a way with a horse. I can get it to want to do anything I want it to do. Horses understand me.

How do you do it? I said.

I have an understanding with a horse, he said.

Yes, but what sort of an understanding? I said.

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98. Q2. Mourad's claim "Horses understand me" characterizes him as (a) boastful without reason (b) a boy with a mysterious, almost magical affinity with animals (c) a professional horse trainer (d) a liar who dislikes animals

It wasn’t easy, he said, to get the horse to behave so nicely. At first it wanted to run wild, but, as I’ve told you, I have a way with a horse. I can get it to want to do anything I want it to do. Horses understand me.

How do you do it? I said.

I have an understanding with a horse, he said.

Yes, but what sort of an understanding? I said.

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99. Q3. What did the horse want to do at first? (a) Stand still (b) Run wild (c) Return home (d) Sleep

It wasn’t easy, he said, to get the horse to behave so nicely. At first it wanted to run wild, but, as I’ve told you, I have a way with a horse. I can get it to want to do anything I want it to do. Horses understand me.

How do you do it? I said.

I have an understanding with a horse, he said.

Yes, but what sort of an understanding? I said.

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100. Q4. Aram's repeated questions — "How do you do it?" and "What sort of an understanding?" — show his (a) suspicion of his cousin (b) curiosity and longing to possess the same gift (c) boredom with the conversation (d) fear of the horse

It wasn’t easy, he said, to get the horse to behave so nicely. At first it wanted to run wild, but, as I’ve told you, I have a way with a horse. I can get it to want to do anything I want it to do. Horses understand me.

How do you do it? I said.

I have an understanding with a horse, he said.

Yes, but what sort of an understanding? I said.

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101. Q5. In this extract, "an understanding" between boy and horse is best described as (a) a written agreement (b) a mutual bond of trust and cooperation (c) a purchase deal (d) a secret code of words

It wasn’t easy, he said, to get the horse to behave so nicely. At first it wanted to run wild, but, as I’ve told you, I have a way with a horse. I can get it to want to do anything I want it to do. Horses understand me.

How do you do it? I said.

I have an understanding with a horse, he said.

Yes, but what sort of an understanding? I said.

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102. Q6. The tone in which Mourad says "I can get it to want to do anything I want it to do" is (a) apologetic (b) calm and assured (c) frightened (d) joking and dismissive

It wasn’t easy, he said, to get the horse to behave so nicely. At first it wanted to run wild, but, as I’ve told you, I have a way with a horse. I can get it to want to do anything I want it to do. Horses understand me.

How do you do it? I said.

I have an understanding with a horse, he said.

Yes, but what sort of an understanding? I said.

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103. Q1. According to Mourad, when would Aram know how to reach an understanding with a horse? (a) After proper lessons (b) When he got to be thirteen (c) When he turned nine (d) Never in his life

A simple and honest one, he said.

Well, I said, I wish I knew how to reach an understanding like that with a horse.

You’re still a small boy, he said. When you get to be thirteen you’ll know how to do it.

I went home and ate a hearty breakfast.

That afternoon my uncle Khosrove came to our house for coffee and cigarettes. He sat in the parlour, sipping and smoking and remembering the old country. Then another visitor arrived, a farmer named John Byro, an Assyrian who, out of loneliness, had learned to speak Armenian. My mother brought the lonely visitor coffee and tobacco and he rolled a cigarette and sipped and smoked, and then at last, sighing sadly, he said, My white horse which was stolen last month is still gone — I cannot understand it.

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104. Q2. Who was John Byro? (a) An Armenian neighbour of the Garoghlanians (b) An Assyrian farmer who had learned Armenian out of loneliness (c) A cousin of Uncle Khosrove (d) The barber who trimmed Khosrove's moustache

A simple and honest one, he said.

Well, I said, I wish I knew how to reach an understanding like that with a horse.

You’re still a small boy, he said. When you get to be thirteen you’ll know how to do it.

I went home and ate a hearty breakfast.

That afternoon my uncle Khosrove came to our house for coffee and cigarettes. He sat in the parlour, sipping and smoking and remembering the old country. Then another visitor arrived, a farmer named John Byro, an Assyrian who, out of loneliness, had learned to speak Armenian. My mother brought the lonely visitor coffee and tobacco and he rolled a cigarette and sipped and smoked, and then at last, sighing sadly, he said, My white horse which was stolen last month is still gone — I cannot understand it.

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105. Q3. What loss had John Byro suffered? (a) His white horse, stolen a month before, was still gone (b) His surrey had broken down (c) His vineyard had been flooded (d) His house had burnt down

A simple and honest one, he said.

Well, I said, I wish I knew how to reach an understanding like that with a horse.

You’re still a small boy, he said. When you get to be thirteen you’ll know how to do it.

I went home and ate a hearty breakfast.

That afternoon my uncle Khosrove came to our house for coffee and cigarettes. He sat in the parlour, sipping and smoking and remembering the old country. Then another visitor arrived, a farmer named John Byro, an Assyrian who, out of loneliness, had learned to speak Armenian. My mother brought the lonely visitor coffee and tobacco and he rolled a cigarette and sipped and smoked, and then at last, sighing sadly, he said, My white horse which was stolen last month is still gone — I cannot understand it.

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106. Q4. Why had John Byro learned to speak Armenian? (a) For his business (b) Out of loneliness (c) To teach it in schools (d) Because his wife was Armenian

A simple and honest one, he said.

Well, I said, I wish I knew how to reach an understanding like that with a horse.

You’re still a small boy, he said. When you get to be thirteen you’ll know how to do it.

I went home and ate a hearty breakfast.

That afternoon my uncle Khosrove came to our house for coffee and cigarettes. He sat in the parlour, sipping and smoking and remembering the old country. Then another visitor arrived, a farmer named John Byro, an Assyrian who, out of loneliness, had learned to speak Armenian. My mother brought the lonely visitor coffee and tobacco and he rolled a cigarette and sipped and smoked, and then at last, sighing sadly, he said, My white horse which was stolen last month is still gone — I cannot understand it.

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107. Q5. "You're still a small boy." Mourad's remark is (a) a harsh insult (b) affectionately superior, linking his gift to age (c) a serious complaint (d) a warning about danger

A simple and honest one, he said.

Well, I said, I wish I knew how to reach an understanding like that with a horse.

You’re still a small boy, he said. When you get to be thirteen you’ll know how to do it.

I went home and ate a hearty breakfast.

That afternoon my uncle Khosrove came to our house for coffee and cigarettes. He sat in the parlour, sipping and smoking and remembering the old country. Then another visitor arrived, a farmer named John Byro, an Assyrian who, out of loneliness, had learned to speak Armenian. My mother brought the lonely visitor coffee and tobacco and he rolled a cigarette and sipped and smoked, and then at last, sighing sadly, he said, My white horse which was stolen last month is still gone — I cannot understand it.

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108. Q6. The description of John Byro as "a lonely visitor" sipping and smoking creates a mood of (a) cheerfulness (b) gentle sadness (c) suspense and terror (d) comic mayhem

A simple and honest one, he said.

Well, I said, I wish I knew how to reach an understanding like that with a horse.

You’re still a small boy, he said. When you get to be thirteen you’ll know how to do it.

I went home and ate a hearty breakfast.

That afternoon my uncle Khosrove came to our house for coffee and cigarettes. He sat in the parlour, sipping and smoking and remembering the old country. Then another visitor arrived, a farmer named John Byro, an Assyrian who, out of loneliness, had learned to speak Armenian. My mother brought the lonely visitor coffee and tobacco and he rolled a cigarette and sipped and smoked, and then at last, sighing sadly, he said, My white horse which was stolen last month is still gone — I cannot understand it.

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109. Q1. What was John Byro's complaint about his surrey? (a) It was broken (b) Of what use was a surrey without a horse (c) It had been stolen too (d) It was too slow

My uncle Khosrove became very irritated and shouted, It’s no harm. What is the loss of a horse? Haven’t we all lost the homeland? What is this crying over a horse?

That may be all right for you, a city dweller, to say, John Byro said, but what of my surrey? What good is a surrey without a horse?

Pay no attention to it, my uncle Khosrove roared.

I walked ten miles to get here, John Byro said.

You have legs, my uncle Khosrove shouted.

My left leg pains me, the farmer said.

Pay no attention to it, my uncle Khosrove roared.

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110. Q2. Khosrove's cry "Haven't we all lost the homeland?" reveals that (a) he hated horses (b) the pain of losing Armenia outweighed for him every personal loss (c) he wanted to buy a new horse (d) he disliked John Byro's family

My uncle Khosrove became very irritated and shouted, It’s no harm. What is the loss of a horse? Haven’t we all lost the homeland? What is this crying over a horse?

That may be all right for you, a city dweller, to say, John Byro said, but what of my surrey? What good is a surrey without a horse?

Pay no attention to it, my uncle Khosrove roared.

I walked ten miles to get here, John Byro said.

You have legs, my uncle Khosrove shouted.

My left leg pains me, the farmer said.

Pay no attention to it, my uncle Khosrove roared.

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111. Q3. How far had John Byro walked to reach the narrator's house? (a) Four miles (b) Eight blocks (c) Ten miles (d) Half a mile

My uncle Khosrove became very irritated and shouted, It’s no harm. What is the loss of a horse? Haven’t we all lost the homeland? What is this crying over a horse?

That may be all right for you, a city dweller, to say, John Byro said, but what of my surrey? What good is a surrey without a horse?

Pay no attention to it, my uncle Khosrove roared.

I walked ten miles to get here, John Byro said.

You have legs, my uncle Khosrove shouted.

My left leg pains me, the farmer said.

Pay no attention to it, my uncle Khosrove roared.

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112. Q4. A "surrey" is (a) a horse-drawn carriage (b) a farming tool (c) a kind of saddle (d) a breed of dog

My uncle Khosrove became very irritated and shouted, It’s no harm. What is the loss of a horse? Haven’t we all lost the homeland? What is this crying over a horse?

That may be all right for you, a city dweller, to say, John Byro said, but what of my surrey? What good is a surrey without a horse?

Pay no attention to it, my uncle Khosrove roared.

I walked ten miles to get here, John Byro said.

You have legs, my uncle Khosrove shouted.

My left leg pains me, the farmer said.

Pay no attention to it, my uncle Khosrove roared.

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113. Q5. Khosrove's replies — "You have legs" and "Pay no attention to it" — to Byro's complaints are (a) helpful and kind (b) brusque and impatient, brushing aside every grievance (c) thoughtful advice (d) apologetic and gentle

My uncle Khosrove became very irritated and shouted, It’s no harm. What is the loss of a horse? Haven’t we all lost the homeland? What is this crying over a horse?

That may be all right for you, a city dweller, to say, John Byro said, but what of my surrey? What good is a surrey without a horse?

Pay no attention to it, my uncle Khosrove roared.

I walked ten miles to get here, John Byro said.

You have legs, my uncle Khosrove shouted.

My left leg pains me, the farmer said.

Pay no attention to it, my uncle Khosrove roared.

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114. Q6. The overall effect of this exchange on the reader is (a) sympathy for Khosrove's illness (b) amusement at Khosrove's absurdity mixed with sadness for both displaced men (c) anger at John Byro (d) boredom

My uncle Khosrove became very irritated and shouted, It’s no harm. What is the loss of a horse? Haven’t we all lost the homeland? What is this crying over a horse?

That may be all right for you, a city dweller, to say, John Byro said, but what of my surrey? What good is a surrey without a horse?

Pay no attention to it, my uncle Khosrove roared.

I walked ten miles to get here, John Byro said.

You have legs, my uncle Khosrove shouted.

My left leg pains me, the farmer said.

Pay no attention to it, my uncle Khosrove roared.

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115. Q1. How much had John Byro's horse cost him? (a) Sixty dollars (b) Sixteen dollars (c) Six hundred dollars (d) Six dollars

That horse cost me sixty dollars, the farmer said.

I spit on money, my uncle Khosrove said.

He got up and stalked out of the house, slamming the screen door.

My mother explained.

He has a gentle heart, she said. It is simply that he is homesick and such a large man.

The farmer went away and I ran over to my cousin Mourad’s house.

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116. Q2. How does the narrator's mother explain Uncle Khosrove's behaviour? (a) He is unwell and needs rest (b) He has a gentle heart and is homesick and such a large man (c) He dislikes farmers (d) He is angry about the War

That horse cost me sixty dollars, the farmer said.

I spit on money, my uncle Khosrove said.

He got up and stalked out of the house, slamming the screen door.

My mother explained.

He has a gentle heart, she said. It is simply that he is homesick and such a large man.

The farmer went away and I ran over to my cousin Mourad’s house.

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117. Q3. "He got up and stalked out of the house, slamming the screen door." The word "stalked" means (a) walked out in a stiff, angry stride (b) crept out quietly (c) ran away in fear (d) danced out happily

That horse cost me sixty dollars, the farmer said.

I spit on money, my uncle Khosrove said.

He got up and stalked out of the house, slamming the screen door.

My mother explained.

He has a gentle heart, she said. It is simply that he is homesick and such a large man.

The farmer went away and I ran over to my cousin Mourad’s house.

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118. Q4. Khosrove's declaration "I spit on money" shows that (a) he is a wealthy man (b) money means nothing to him beside pride and the homeland (c) he wants to be paid at once (d) he is begging for money

That horse cost me sixty dollars, the farmer said.

I spit on money, my uncle Khosrove said.

He got up and stalked out of the house, slamming the screen door.

My mother explained.

He has a gentle heart, she said. It is simply that he is homesick and such a large man.

The farmer went away and I ran over to my cousin Mourad’s house.

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119. Q5. The mother's explanation changes the reader's view of Khosrove by (a) proving he was joking all along (b) revealing that his rudeness hides a gentle heart and real grief (c) showing he dislikes his family (d) confirming he is dangerous

That horse cost me sixty dollars, the farmer said.

I spit on money, my uncle Khosrove said.

He got up and stalked out of the house, slamming the screen door.

My mother explained.

He has a gentle heart, she said. It is simply that he is homesick and such a large man.

The farmer went away and I ran over to my cousin Mourad’s house.

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120. Q6. After the farmer went away, the narrator ran over to his cousin Mourad's house in order to (a) escape his mother's anger (b) tell Mourad that the horse's owner had visited and wanted it back (c) return the horse himself (d) borrow money for Byro

That horse cost me sixty dollars, the farmer said.

I spit on money, my uncle Khosrove said.

He got up and stalked out of the house, slamming the screen door.

My mother explained.

He has a gentle heart, she said. It is simply that he is homesick and such a large man.

The farmer went away and I ran over to my cousin Mourad’s house.

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121. Q1. What was Mourad doing when Aram found him under the peach tree? (a) Sleeping in the shade (b) Repairing the hurt wing of a young robin and talking to it (c) Feeding the hidden horse (d) Reading a book

He was sitting under a peach tree, trying to repair the hurt wing of a young robin which could not fly. He was talking to the bird.

What is it? he said.

The farmer, John Byro, I said. He visited our house. He wants his horse. You’ve had it a month. I want you to promise not to take it back until I learn to ride.

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122. Q2. Mourad's care for the injured robin shows that (a) he was gentle and compassionate towards all living creatures (b) he wanted to keep the bird as a pet (c) he was training to be a veterinarian (d) he was merely passing time

He was sitting under a peach tree, trying to repair the hurt wing of a young robin which could not fly. He was talking to the bird.

What is it? he said.

The farmer, John Byro, I said. He visited our house. He wants his horse. You’ve had it a month. I want you to promise not to take it back until I learn to ride.

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123. Q3. What news does Aram bring Mourad in this extract? (a) The horse has run away again (b) John Byro visited their house and wants his horse back (c) Uncle Khosrove is ill (d) Aram has learned to ride

He was sitting under a peach tree, trying to repair the hurt wing of a young robin which could not fly. He was talking to the bird.

What is it? he said.

The farmer, John Byro, I said. He visited our house. He wants his horse. You’ve had it a month. I want you to promise not to take it back until I learn to ride.

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124. Q4. What does Aram ask of Mourad? (a) To sell the horse quickly (b) To promise not to take the horse back until he learns to ride (c) To teach him to train dogs (d) To confess to John Byro

He was sitting under a peach tree, trying to repair the hurt wing of a young robin which could not fly. He was talking to the bird.

What is it? he said.

The farmer, John Byro, I said. He visited our house. He wants his horse. You’ve had it a month. I want you to promise not to take it back until I learn to ride.

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125. Q5. The detail "He was talking to the bird" reinforces the idea that (a) Mourad treats all living creatures as companions who understand him (b) Mourad is lonely and friendless (c) birds are his favourite animals (d) he cannot talk to people

He was sitting under a peach tree, trying to repair the hurt wing of a young robin which could not fly. He was talking to the bird.

What is it? he said.

The farmer, John Byro, I said. He visited our house. He wants his horse. You’ve had it a month. I want you to promise not to take it back until I learn to ride.

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126. Q6. Aram's tone in "I want you to promise" is best described as (a) casual and indifferent (b) earnest and pleading (c) angry and accusing (d) fearful and trembling

He was sitting under a peach tree, trying to repair the hurt wing of a young robin which could not fly. He was talking to the bird.

What is it? he said.

The farmer, John Byro, I said. He visited our house. He wants his horse. You’ve had it a month. I want you to promise not to take it back until I learn to ride.

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127. Q1. According to Mourad, how long would it take Aram to learn to ride? (a) A month (b) Six months (c) A year (d) A week

It will take you a year to learn to ride, my cousin Mourad said.

We could keep the horse a year, I said.

My cousin Mourad leaped to his feet.

What? he roared. Are you inviting a member of the Garoghlanian family to steal? The horse must go back to its true owner.

When? I said.

In six months at the latest, he said.

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128. Q2. By when does Mourad say the horse must go back to its true owner? (a) The very next morning (b) In six months at the latest (c) After a full year (d) Whenever Aram learns to ride

It will take you a year to learn to ride, my cousin Mourad said.

We could keep the horse a year, I said.

My cousin Mourad leaped to his feet.

What? he roared. Are you inviting a member of the Garoghlanian family to steal? The horse must go back to its true owner.

When? I said.

In six months at the latest, he said.

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129. Q3. Mourad leaps to his feet and roars, "Are you inviting a member of the Garoghlanian family to steal?" because (a) Aram has reported him to John Byro (b) Aram proposes keeping the horse for a whole year (c) Aram wants to sell the horse (d) Aram has lied to him

It will take you a year to learn to ride, my cousin Mourad said.

We could keep the horse a year, I said.

My cousin Mourad leaped to his feet.

What? he roared. Are you inviting a member of the Garoghlanian family to steal? The horse must go back to its true owner.

When? I said.

In six months at the latest, he said.

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130. Q4. The tone of Mourad's roar in this extract is (a) one of wounded pride and indignation (b) calm reasoning (c) sorrowful pleading (d) cheerful agreement

It will take you a year to learn to ride, my cousin Mourad said.

We could keep the horse a year, I said.

My cousin Mourad leaped to his feet.

What? he roared. Are you inviting a member of the Garoghlanian family to steal? The horse must go back to its true owner.

When? I said.

In six months at the latest, he said.

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131. Q5. Mourad's compromise — riding for now, returning the horse within six months — shows him (a) breaking completely with family values (b) balancing his love of riding against his conscience and family honour (c) planning to keep the horse forever (d) caring nothing for John Byro

It will take you a year to learn to ride, my cousin Mourad said.

We could keep the horse a year, I said.

My cousin Mourad leaped to his feet.

What? he roared. Are you inviting a member of the Garoghlanian family to steal? The horse must go back to its true owner.

When? I said.

In six months at the latest, he said.

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132. Q6. "The horse must go back to its true owner." In this sentence, "its true owner" is (a) Mourad (b) Aram (c) John Byro (d) Uncle Khosrove

It will take you a year to learn to ride, my cousin Mourad said.

We could keep the horse a year, I said.

My cousin Mourad leaped to his feet.

What? he roared. Are you inviting a member of the Garoghlanian family to steal? The horse must go back to its true owner.

When? I said.

In six months at the latest, he said.

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133. Q1. For how long did the boys ride the horse every morning before meeting John Byro? (a) One week (b) Two weeks (c) A month (d) Six months

He threw the bird into the air. The bird tried hard, almost fell twice, but at last flew away, high and straight.

Early every morning for two weeks my cousin Mourad and I took the horse out of the barn of the deserted vineyard where we were hiding it and rode it, and every morning the horse, when it was my turn to ride alone, leaped over grape vines and small trees and threw me and ran away. Nevertheless, I hoped in time to learn to ride the way my cousin Mourad rode.

One morning on the way to Fetvajian’s deserted vineyard we ran into the farmer John Byro who was on his way to town.

Let me do the talking, my cousin Mourad said. I have a way with farmers.

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134. Q2. Whenever it was Aram's turn to ride alone, the horse would (a) stand perfectly still (b) obey him gently (c) leap over vines, throw him and run away (d) carry him home quietly

He threw the bird into the air. The bird tried hard, almost fell twice, but at last flew away, high and straight.

Early every morning for two weeks my cousin Mourad and I took the horse out of the barn of the deserted vineyard where we were hiding it and rode it, and every morning the horse, when it was my turn to ride alone, leaped over grape vines and small trees and threw me and ran away. Nevertheless, I hoped in time to learn to ride the way my cousin Mourad rode.

One morning on the way to Fetvajian’s deserted vineyard we ran into the farmer John Byro who was on his way to town.

Let me do the talking, my cousin Mourad said. I have a way with farmers.

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135. Q3. "Nevertheless, I hoped in time to learn to ride the way my cousin Mourad rode." This line shows Aram's (a) perseverance and optimism despite daily falls (b) plan to give up riding (c) jealousy of Mourad (d) fear of horses

He threw the bird into the air. The bird tried hard, almost fell twice, but at last flew away, high and straight.

Early every morning for two weeks my cousin Mourad and I took the horse out of the barn of the deserted vineyard where we were hiding it and rode it, and every morning the horse, when it was my turn to ride alone, leaped over grape vines and small trees and threw me and ran away. Nevertheless, I hoped in time to learn to ride the way my cousin Mourad rode.

One morning on the way to Fetvajian’s deserted vineyard we ran into the farmer John Byro who was on his way to town.

Let me do the talking, my cousin Mourad said. I have a way with farmers.

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136. Q4. The robin that "tried hard, almost fell twice, but at last flew away, high and straight" can be read as (a) a symbol of freedom after struggle (b) a warning about cats (c) a sign of bad weather (d) a comic distraction from the plot

He threw the bird into the air. The bird tried hard, almost fell twice, but at last flew away, high and straight.

Early every morning for two weeks my cousin Mourad and I took the horse out of the barn of the deserted vineyard where we were hiding it and rode it, and every morning the horse, when it was my turn to ride alone, leaped over grape vines and small trees and threw me and ran away. Nevertheless, I hoped in time to learn to ride the way my cousin Mourad rode.

One morning on the way to Fetvajian’s deserted vineyard we ran into the farmer John Byro who was on his way to town.

Let me do the talking, my cousin Mourad said. I have a way with farmers.

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137. Q5. Where were the boys going when they ran into John Byro? (a) To the barber's shop (b) To Fetvajian's deserted vineyard (c) To the irrigation ditch (d) To Walnut Avenue

He threw the bird into the air. The bird tried hard, almost fell twice, but at last flew away, high and straight.

Early every morning for two weeks my cousin Mourad and I took the horse out of the barn of the deserted vineyard where we were hiding it and rode it, and every morning the horse, when it was my turn to ride alone, leaped over grape vines and small trees and threw me and ran away. Nevertheless, I hoped in time to learn to ride the way my cousin Mourad rode.

One morning on the way to Fetvajian’s deserted vineyard we ran into the farmer John Byro who was on his way to town.

Let me do the talking, my cousin Mourad said. I have a way with farmers.

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138. Q6. Mourad's "Let me do the talking. I have a way with farmers" shows that (a) he is confident in handling people as well as animals (b) he wants to avoid the farmer completely (c) he has never met Byro before (d) he plans to confess everything

He threw the bird into the air. The bird tried hard, almost fell twice, but at last flew away, high and straight.

Early every morning for two weeks my cousin Mourad and I took the horse out of the barn of the deserted vineyard where we were hiding it and rode it, and every morning the horse, when it was my turn to ride alone, leaped over grape vines and small trees and threw me and ran away. Nevertheless, I hoped in time to learn to ride the way my cousin Mourad rode.

One morning on the way to Fetvajian’s deserted vineyard we ran into the farmer John Byro who was on his way to town.

Let me do the talking, my cousin Mourad said. I have a way with farmers.

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139. Q1. When John Byro asks the name of the horse, Mourad replies (a) Vazire (b) My Heart (c) White Beauty (d) Garoghlan

Good morning, John Byro, my cousin Mourad said to the farmer.

The farmer studied the horse eagerly.

Good morning, son of my friends, he said. What is the name of your horse?

My Heart, my cousin Mourad said in Armenian.

A lovely name, John Byro said, for a lovely horse. I could swear it is the horse that was stolen from me many weeks ago. May I look into his mouth?

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140. Q2. In which language does Mourad give the horse's name? (a) English (b) Assyrian (c) Armenian (d) Dutch

Good morning, John Byro, my cousin Mourad said to the farmer.

The farmer studied the horse eagerly.

Good morning, son of my friends, he said. What is the name of your horse?

My Heart, my cousin Mourad said in Armenian.

A lovely name, John Byro said, for a lovely horse. I could swear it is the horse that was stolen from me many weeks ago. May I look into his mouth?

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141. Q3. The farmer studied the horse "eagerly" because (a) it was a lovely horse (b) it looked exactly like the horse stolen from him many weeks ago (c) he wanted to buy it (d) he was checking its saddle

Good morning, John Byro, my cousin Mourad said to the farmer.

The farmer studied the horse eagerly.

Good morning, son of my friends, he said. What is the name of your horse?

My Heart, my cousin Mourad said in Armenian.

A lovely name, John Byro said, for a lovely horse. I could swear it is the horse that was stolen from me many weeks ago. May I look into his mouth?

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142. Q4. Why does John Byro ask, "May I look into his mouth?" (a) To feed the horse a treat (b) To check its teeth and confirm its age and identity (c) To see if it was thirsty (d) To calm the frightened animal

Good morning, John Byro, my cousin Mourad said to the farmer.

The farmer studied the horse eagerly.

Good morning, son of my friends, he said. What is the name of your horse?

My Heart, my cousin Mourad said in Armenian.

A lovely name, John Byro said, for a lovely horse. I could swear it is the horse that was stolen from me many weeks ago. May I look into his mouth?

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143. Q5. Byro's remark "A lovely name... for a lovely horse" strikes a tone that is (a) polite on the surface but quietly probing (b) openly accusing (c) indifferent and bored (d) angry and threatening

Good morning, John Byro, my cousin Mourad said to the farmer.

The farmer studied the horse eagerly.

Good morning, son of my friends, he said. What is the name of your horse?

My Heart, my cousin Mourad said in Armenian.

A lovely name, John Byro said, for a lovely horse. I could swear it is the horse that was stolen from me many weeks ago. May I look into his mouth?

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144. Q6. This extract creates tension because (a) the boys do not know the farmer's name (b) the true owner is examining the stolen horse face to face (c) the horse refuses to stand still (d) Mourad has forgotten his words

Good morning, John Byro, my cousin Mourad said to the farmer.

The farmer studied the horse eagerly.

Good morning, son of my friends, he said. What is the name of your horse?

My Heart, my cousin Mourad said in Armenian.

A lovely name, John Byro said, for a lovely horse. I could swear it is the horse that was stolen from me many weeks ago. May I look into his mouth?

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145. Q1. Why does John Byro decide that the horse is not his? (a) The horse looks different from his (b) He knows the boys' parents and the family's fame for honesty (c) The horse is too young to be his (d) The boys show him papers of ownership

Of course, Mourad said.

The farmer looked into the mouth of the horse.

Tooth for tooth, he said. I would swear it is my horse if I didn’t know your parents. The fame of your family for honesty is well known to me. Yet the horse is the twin of my horse. A suspicious man would believe his eyes instead of his heart. Good day, my young friends.

Good day, John Byro, my cousin Mourad said.

Early the following morning we took the horse to John Byro’s vineyard and put it in the barn. The dogs followed us around without making a sound.

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146. Q2. By "Yet the horse is the twin of my horse," Byro suggests that (a) his horse had a twin in another town (b) the resemblance is so complete that only trust in the family holds him back (c) the horse is a different breed (d) he has bought a new horse

Of course, Mourad said.

The farmer looked into the mouth of the horse.

Tooth for tooth, he said. I would swear it is my horse if I didn’t know your parents. The fame of your family for honesty is well known to me. Yet the horse is the twin of my horse. A suspicious man would believe his eyes instead of his heart. Good day, my young friends.

Good day, John Byro, my cousin Mourad said.

Early the following morning we took the horse to John Byro’s vineyard and put it in the barn. The dogs followed us around without making a sound.

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147. Q3. "A suspicious man would believe his eyes instead of his heart." This means that (a) Byro is a deeply suspicious man (b) Byro chooses his trust in the family over the evidence of his eyes (c) eyes are always untrustworthy (d) the boys deceived the farmer cleverly

Of course, Mourad said.

The farmer looked into the mouth of the horse.

Tooth for tooth, he said. I would swear it is my horse if I didn’t know your parents. The fame of your family for honesty is well known to me. Yet the horse is the twin of my horse. A suspicious man would believe his eyes instead of his heart. Good day, my young friends.

Good day, John Byro, my cousin Mourad said.

Early the following morning we took the horse to John Byro’s vineyard and put it in the barn. The dogs followed us around without making a sound.

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148. Q4. When did the boys take the horse back to John Byro's vineyard? (a) The same evening (b) Early the following morning (c) After six months (d) When Byro came to their house

Of course, Mourad said.

The farmer looked into the mouth of the horse.

Tooth for tooth, he said. I would swear it is my horse if I didn’t know your parents. The fame of your family for honesty is well known to me. Yet the horse is the twin of my horse. A suspicious man would believe his eyes instead of his heart. Good day, my young friends.

Good day, John Byro, my cousin Mourad said.

Early the following morning we took the horse to John Byro’s vineyard and put it in the barn. The dogs followed us around without making a sound.

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149. Q5. "Tooth for tooth," said Byro as he looked into the horse's mouth. The phrase is a play on the proverb "eye for an eye," and is therefore (a) a pun (b) an oxymoron (c) a simile (d) an alliteration

Of course, Mourad said.

The farmer looked into the mouth of the horse.

Tooth for tooth, he said. I would swear it is my horse if I didn’t know your parents. The fame of your family for honesty is well known to me. Yet the horse is the twin of my horse. A suspicious man would believe his eyes instead of his heart. Good day, my young friends.

Good day, John Byro, my cousin Mourad said.

Early the following morning we took the horse to John Byro’s vineyard and put it in the barn. The dogs followed us around without making a sound.

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150. Q6. The boys returned the horse soon after this conversation because (a) Byro threatened to call the police (b) the farmer's complete trust in their family's honesty had awakened their conscience (c) the horse had fallen ill (d) their parents discovered the secret

Of course, Mourad said.

The farmer looked into the mouth of the horse.

Tooth for tooth, he said. I would swear it is my horse if I didn’t know your parents. The fame of your family for honesty is well known to me. Yet the horse is the twin of my horse. A suspicious man would believe his eyes instead of his heart. Good day, my young friends.

Good day, John Byro, my cousin Mourad said.

Early the following morning we took the horse to John Byro’s vineyard and put it in the barn. The dogs followed us around without making a sound.

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151. Q1. Why did the dogs at John Byro's farm follow the boys without making a sound? (a) They were fast asleep (b) They were chained up (c) Mourad had a way with dogs (d) They knew Aram well

The dogs, I whispered to my cousin Mourad. I thought they would bark.

They would at somebody else, he said. I have a way with dogs.

My cousin Mourad put his arms around the horse, pressed his nose into the horse’s nose, patted it, and then we went away.

That afternoon John Byro came to our house in his surrey and showed my mother the horse that had been stolen and returned.

I do not know what to think, he said. The horse is stronger than ever. Better-tempered, too. I thank God. My uncle Khosrove, who was in the parlour, became irritated and shouted, Quiet, man, quiet. Your horse has been returned. Pay no attention to it.

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152. Q2. Mourad's farewell to the horse — arms around its neck, nose pressed to the horse's nose, a final pat — conveys (a) relief at being rid of it (b) genuine affection and the pain of parting (c) fear of being bitten (d) indifference to animals

The dogs, I whispered to my cousin Mourad. I thought they would bark.

They would at somebody else, he said. I have a way with dogs.

My cousin Mourad put his arms around the horse, pressed his nose into the horse’s nose, patted it, and then we went away.

That afternoon John Byro came to our house in his surrey and showed my mother the horse that had been stolen and returned.

I do not know what to think, he said. The horse is stronger than ever. Better-tempered, too. I thank God. My uncle Khosrove, who was in the parlour, became irritated and shouted, Quiet, man, quiet. Your horse has been returned. Pay no attention to it.

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153. Q3. Byro reports that after its return the horse is (a) weaker and ill (b) stronger than ever and better-tempered (c) thinner and restless (d) exactly the same

The dogs, I whispered to my cousin Mourad. I thought they would bark.

They would at somebody else, he said. I have a way with dogs.

My cousin Mourad put his arms around the horse, pressed his nose into the horse’s nose, patted it, and then we went away.

That afternoon John Byro came to our house in his surrey and showed my mother the horse that had been stolen and returned.

I do not know what to think, he said. The horse is stronger than ever. Better-tempered, too. I thank God. My uncle Khosrove, who was in the parlour, became irritated and shouted, Quiet, man, quiet. Your horse has been returned. Pay no attention to it.

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154. Q4. Byro's remark that the horse is stronger and better-tempered quietly implies that (a) he never saw the horse at all (b) the boys had looked after the horse well during its absence (c) he suspects the boys immediately (d) the horse had been overworked

The dogs, I whispered to my cousin Mourad. I thought they would bark.

They would at somebody else, he said. I have a way with dogs.

My cousin Mourad put his arms around the horse, pressed his nose into the horse’s nose, patted it, and then we went away.

That afternoon John Byro came to our house in his surrey and showed my mother the horse that had been stolen and returned.

I do not know what to think, he said. The horse is stronger than ever. Better-tempered, too. I thank God. My uncle Khosrove, who was in the parlour, became irritated and shouted, Quiet, man, quiet. Your horse has been returned. Pay no attention to it.

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155. Q5. Uncle Khosrove's reaction to Byro's good news — "Quiet, man, quiet. Your horse has been returned. Pay no attention to it" — shows his (a) usual impatience and refusal to dwell on any subject (b) genuine anger at Byro (c) sorrow at losing the horse (d) suspicion of the boys

The dogs, I whispered to my cousin Mourad. I thought they would bark.

They would at somebody else, he said. I have a way with dogs.

My cousin Mourad put his arms around the horse, pressed his nose into the horse’s nose, patted it, and then we went away.

That afternoon John Byro came to our house in his surrey and showed my mother the horse that had been stolen and returned.

I do not know what to think, he said. The horse is stronger than ever. Better-tempered, too. I thank God. My uncle Khosrove, who was in the parlour, became irritated and shouted, Quiet, man, quiet. Your horse has been returned. Pay no attention to it.

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156. Q6. Byro's words "I do not know what to think... I thank God" suggest a feeling of (a) confusion and hurt (b) relieved gratitude, with perhaps an unspoken understanding (c) open accusation (d) total indifference

The dogs, I whispered to my cousin Mourad. I thought they would bark.

They would at somebody else, he said. I have a way with dogs.

My cousin Mourad put his arms around the horse, pressed his nose into the horse’s nose, patted it, and then we went away.

That afternoon John Byro came to our house in his surrey and showed my mother the horse that had been stolen and returned.

I do not know what to think, he said. The horse is stronger than ever. Better-tempered, too. I thank God. My uncle Khosrove, who was in the parlour, became irritated and shouted, Quiet, man, quiet. Your horse has been returned. Pay no attention to it.

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157. Q1. Who is the narrator of the story, and how old was he when the incident took place?

2 marks · short

158. Q2. Why was Mourad considered crazy by everybody who knew him?

2 marks · short

159. Q3. What was the Garoghlanian family famous for?

2 marks · short

160. Q4. Why couldn't Aram believe that the horse belonged to his cousin?

2 marks · short

161. Q5. Why did Aram think that stealing a horse for a ride was not really stealing?

2 marks · short

162. Q6. Who was Uncle Khosrove, and what was his famous refrain?

2 marks · short

163. Q7. Who was John Byro, and what loss had he suffered?

2 marks · short

164. Q8. What did Mourad mean when he said he had "a way with" horses, dogs and farmers?

2 marks · short

165. Q9. Where did the boys hide the horse, and what was there for it to eat?

2 marks · short

166. Q10. How did Aram's mother explain Uncle Khosrove's behaviour?

2 marks · short

167. Q11. What was Mourad doing when Aram ran to his house with the news of John Byro's visit?

2 marks · short

168. Q12. How long did Mourad say the horse could be kept before it was returned?

2 marks · short

169. Q13. What did John Byro say after looking into the horse's mouth?

2 marks · short

170. Q14. Why did John Byro not claim his horse from the boys?

2 marks · short

171. Q15. What lie did Mourad instruct Aram to tell if they were found out?

2 marks · short

172. Q16. How did Aram's attempts to ride alone fare during the two weeks?

2 marks · short

173. Q17. What did John Byro say when the horse was returned to him?

2 marks · short

174. Q18. What does the narrator mean by calling Mourad "the natural descendant of the crazy streak" in the tribe?

2 marks · short

175. Q19. Why did the boys ride the horse early in the morning?

2 marks · short

176. Q20. How does the story show that the Garoghlanian family lived in poverty?

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177. Q1. How does the story portray the values of the Garoghlanian family despite their poverty?

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178. Q2. Did the boys return the horse because they were conscience-stricken or because they were afraid?

3 marks · short

179. Q3. Draw a character sketch of Uncle Khosrove.

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180. Q4. Draw a character sketch of John Byro.

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181. Q5. Describe the encounter between the boys and John Byro on the way to the vineyard.

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182. Q6. How does humour enrich the story?

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183. Q7. What does the story reveal about childhood innocence?

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184. Q8. Narrate the events of the morning on which Aram first rode the white horse.

3 marks · short

185. Q9. What role does trust play in the story?

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186. Q10. How does Aram's mother's explanation change our view of Uncle Khosrove?

3 marks · short

187. Q11. Describe the boys' routine during the two weeks they kept the horse, and how it ended.

3 marks · short

188. Q12. What does Mourad's behaviour towards animals reveal about his character?

3 marks · short

189. Q13. What is the significance of the robin episode in the story?

3 marks · short

190. Q14. How does Aram's rationalisation that "stealing a horse for a ride was not stealing" add to the story's charm?

3 marks · short

191. Q15. "A suspicious man would believe his eyes instead of his heart." Explain John Byro's statement in the context of the story.

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192. Q1. "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse" is a story of trust and honesty triumphing over temptation. Discuss.

5 marks · broad

193. Q2. Draw a character sketch of Mourad.

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194. Q3. Draw a character sketch of Aram, the narrator of the story.

5 marks · broad

195. Q4. Justify the title "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse."

5 marks · broad

196. Q5. What values does the story teach us? Answer with reference to honesty, trust and the temptation of desire.

5 marks · broad

197. Q6. "The story does not have breathless adventure and exciting action. Then what makes it interesting?" Discuss.

5 marks · broad

198. Q7. How does the child narrator's perspective shape the tone and meaning of the story?