Class XI – The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse – Important Questions

Ans. Aram was a nine-year old poor Armenian boy whose world was full of every imaginable kind of magnificence and life was still a delightful and mysterious dream.

Ans. The narrator saw his cousin Mourad sitting on a beautiful white horse. It was unbelievable, for they belonged to poor families and buying such a beautiful horse was beyond their means.

Ans. Mourad was Aram’s cousin. He was 13 years old. He enjoyed being alive more than anybody else. Mourad was fond of animals and birds. He had a good understanding of them.

Ans. The narrator refers to their poverty. They had no money. They lived in extreme poverty and it was difficult to understand how they got food to satisfy their hunger. He frankly admits that every branch of the Garoghlanian family was living in the most amazing and comical poverty in the world.

Ans. They were famous for their honesty. They were proud first, honest next and after that, they believed in right and wrong. None of them would take advantage of anybody in the world.

Ans. Mourad knew that Aram was also fond of the horse so he wanted him to take a ride therefore he wakes up Aram.

Ans. The horse was magnificent to look at, gave out a lovely smell and its breathing was quite exciting. Yet he couldn’t believe that the horse had anything to do with Mourad because he couldn’t have bought it.

Ans. Aram justified Mourad’s act of stealing by saying that stealing a horse for the ride was not the same thing as stealing something else such as money. For all he knew, it wasn’t stealing at all. It wouldn’t become stealing until they offered to sell the horse, which of course he knew they would never do.

Ans. It seemed to him that stealing a horse for a ride was not the same thing as stealing something else, such as money. Since he and Mourad were quite crazy about horses, it wasn’t stealing. He convinced himself with the thought that it would become stealing only when they offered to sell it.

Ans. 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 taking by roaring. “It is no harm, pay no attention to it”.

Ans. Once uncle Khosrove was getting his moustache trimmed in a barber’s shop. Suddenly their house was on fire. His own son Arak ran eight blocks to the barber’s shop to inform him. Khosrove got impatient and roared at his son. When the barber reminded him that his house was on fire, Khosrove roared at him and stopped him from talking.

Ans. Cousin Mourad had a crazy streak. He was quite crazy about horses. He kept the stolen white horse for about six weeks, rode it loved it, fed it well and hid it in a deserted yard. When he sang in the open countryside, it seemed as if he were roaring.

And. John Byro was an Assyrian farmer who out of loneliness had learned to speak Armenian. He was sad because he had lost his white horse which cost him 60 dollars and without it, his surrey was useless.

Ans. John Byro was sad that his white horse had been stolen last month and it was missing even the. Instead of showing any sympathy, uncle Khosrove became very irritated and shouted: “ It’s no harm. What is the loss of a horse?… What is this crying over a horse?

Ans. This observation was made by farmer John Byro after looking into the mouth of the horse. It matched his horse tooth for tooth. He would have claimed it as his own horse if he had not known their parents or the fame of their family for honesty. The resemblance was so striking that he called it the twin of his horse.

Ans. The boys were not afraid they were conscience-stricken. They knew that if they did not return the horse, they would be called thieves, and it would be something unheard of.

Ans. The boys were impressed by John Byro’s attitude towards their parents and family. He knew their parents very well and so believed whatever the boys said. Secondly, the fame of their family for honestly was well-known to him. The boys returned the horse to him for the sake of family pride and dignity.

Ans. John Byro was happy when the horse returned because the horse becomes stronger than ever as well as better tempered too.