The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse

1. Which factor prompted the boys to return the horse?

2. “A suspicious man would believe his eyes instead of his heart.” Can you tell in what context and by whom
this was observation made?
3. What did farmer John Byro notice after looking at the horse the two lads were riding?
4. What request regarding the animal did the narrator make to his cousin Mourad? What was his response
to it? What is this saying?
5. How did Mourad help the wounded Robin to fly? What does this incident indicate?
6. Why did farmer John Byro slam the screen door as he fled the house?
7. What justifications did farmer John Byro offer to support the value of a horse to a rural dweller?
8. In response to John Byro's grievance regarding the theft of his horse, how did Uncle Khosrove respond?
9. Contrast the two visitors to narrator’s house who visited them one afternoon.
10. “I have an understanding with a horse.” “Horses understand me.” “I have a way with a horse.” How do
you think, had Mourad developed an understanding with the horse and what was the result?
11. “We’ll either take him back or hide him until tomorrow morning”. Which course of action did the speaker
take and why?
12. How did Aram, the narrator, fare in his solo ride?
13. “The distribution of the various kinds of spirit of our tribe had been from the beginning capricious and
vagrant.” Elucidate.
14. Give an example to illustrate how uncle Khosrove’s impatience sometimes worked to his own
disadvantage?
15. “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.” How did the narrator convince himself to enjoy a horseride with cousin Mourad?