Important Questions for Class 11 The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse Chapter 1 Snapshots
Question 1:
Read the given extract and answer the questions:
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.
(1) What was Aram’s immediate reaction upon seeing Mourad with the white horse?
(a) He was excited and ran to join Mourad.
(b) He was shocked and couldn’t believe his eyes.
(c) He was angry and demadned to know where Mourad got the horse.
(d) He was indifferent and continued with his daily activities.
(2) What does the narrator’s description of life as a “delightful and mysterious dream” suggest about their perspective at that time?
(a) They were skeptical of everything
(b) They viewed the world with wonder and innocence.
(c) They were afraid of the unkonwn.
(d) They were eager to grow up.
(3) What does the early morning visit from Mourad indicate about his relationship with the narrator?
(4) Why might the narrator be the only one who doesn’t consider Mourad crazy?
(a) Mourad behaves normally around the narrator
(b) The narrator is unaware of Mourad’s actions
(c) The narrator admires Mourad’s adventurous spirit
(d) The narrator doesn’t interact with Mourad often
Short-Questions (40-50 words)
Question 1:
Describe the narrator’s first encounter with the white horse in the lesson “The Summer of a Beautiful White Horse.”
