Updated on 1/08/2023
L-1 The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
1. Who is the writer of the story, ‘The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse’?
(A) William County
(B) William Saroyan
(C) Kushwant Singh
(D) Shirley Toulson
Answer
(B) William Saroyan
2. What is the name of the narrator’s cousin?
(A) Mourad
(B) Aram
(C) Arab
(D) Abraham
Answer
(A) Mourad
3. How old was the narrator when the story begins?
(A) 6 years
(B) 7 years
(C) 8 years
(D) 9 years
Answer
(D) 9 years
4. For what was the narrator’s family famous?
(A) trust
(B) honesty
(C) both a and b
(D) none
Answer
(C) both a and b
5. What was the name of the narrator’s uncle?
(A) Khushi ram
(B) Khosrove
(C) Kushwant
(D) Kruse
Answer
(B) Khosrove
6. What did Khosrove’s son tell him when he was in the barber’s shop?
(A) shop is on fire
(B) field is on fire
(C) house is on fire
(D) none
Answer
(C) house is on fire
7. What was the name of Mourad’s father?
(A) Zorab
(B) Aram
(C) Arak
(D) Khosrove
Answer
(A) Zorab
8. Who was the true owner of the horse?
(A) William Byro
(B) John Byro
(C) Johny Byro
(D) Jim Byro
Answer
(B) John Byro
9. Which tribe do Aram and Mourad belong?
(A) Amsterdam
(B) Garoghlanian
(C) Garon
(D) Shimano
Answer
(B) Garoghlanian
10. How would you describe uncle Khosrove?
(A) hot tempered
(B) impatient
(C) irritable
(D) all of the above
Answer
(D) all of the above
11. Mourad was considered the natural descendant of his .....
(A) father
(B) grandfather
(C) uncle
(D) none
Answer
(C) uncle
12. What was uncle Khosrove's customary line?
(A) It is no harm; pay attention to it
(B) it is no harm; pay no attention to it
(C) both a and b
(D) none
Answer
(B) it is no harm; pay no attention to it
13. At what time did Aram and Mourad ride the horse?
(A) Early morning
(B) Late night
(C) both a and b
(D) none
Answer
(A) Early morning
14. Where did they hide the horse after riding?
(A) in a barn of a vineyard
(B) near a pond
(C) near a well
(D) near a river
Answer
(A) in a barn of a vineyard
15. How did John Byro recognize the horse?
(A) by counting his hair
(B) by counting his teeth
(C) by his eyes
(D) by his colour