Ch. 1, Snapshots # cbse # class XI

Children are innocent and therefore beautiful. We must understand and behave accordingly. 

The children in this story were greatly attracted to horses and dreamt to possess one, though being poor it was impossible to do so. 

They took a neighbors horse with every intention of returning it. 


 Chapter 1 The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse

By William Saroyan

This will help CBSE class XI to prepare for Term I

Word Meanings

Delightful: Adj: Pleasant, joyful                                                                                Magnificence :N: extremely beautiful
Daybreak: dawn                                              Armenian : official language of Armenia
Longings : an aching desire                        Comical : funny
Garoghlanian : an Armenian tribe              Consequently : as a result
Pious : religious                                                                                                               

Leap out : jump out from a place               Vineyard : plantation of grapevines used in winemaking
Orchards : a piece of land of the plantation of fruits
Irrigation ditches : manmade channel used to deliver water to homes, industries and other uses
Trot : proceed with something

Descendant : a system that develops from an earlier simple version
Streak : race
Enormous : huge
San Joaquin Valley : one of the long interior valleys of California Capricious : inconsistent change of mood
Vagrant : a person without a settled home or work                                                

Fury : anger                                                                                                                       Reared : raised
Snorted : breathed out                                                                                              Dawned : appeared                                                                                                               City Dweller : a person who lives in a city
Surrey : a horse driven cart

Question Answers

Reading with Insight

1. You will probably agree that this story does not have breathless adventure and exciting action.
Then what in your opinion makes it interesting?

Ans: The story does not have exciting action and breathless adventures’ yet it has suspense in the story which makes it interesting for the readers. It is a good psychological narration and both the boys wanted to try something adventurous. As their family was poor and they both wanted to ride a horse. Mourad stole it and they both rode it for quite some time. The reader gets interested and wants to know what is going to happen in the end.

 

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

Ans: The boys returned the horse due to both the reasons. They were scared to spoil the name of their family and tribe. People would have lost their trust in the tribe that was famous for its honesty. They were conscious stricken as they realized their mistake and were finally able to make a good decision and returned the horse. 

 

 

3. The story revolves around characters who belong to a tribe in Armenia. Mourad and Aram are members of the Garoghlanian family. Now locate Armenia and Assyria on the atlas and prepare a write-up on the Garoghlanian tribes. You may write about people, their names, traits, geographical and economic features as suggested in the story.

Ans: Garoghlanian tribe is said to be a work of fiction by author William Saroyan in his book of the year 1940 ‘My name is Aram’. They were Armenian. They were poor people who hardly managed to gather food to feed their stomach every day but they were known for honesty. Hospitality is one of the important aspects of the tribe. Most of the Armenian people followed Christianity. They have a huge variety of food at social gatherings. They focused on forgiveness of sins and on the spirit of tolerance.

Multiple Choice Questions ‌

Q1. Who is the author of “The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse”?
A.  AJ Cronin
B.  William Wordsworth
C.  William Shakespeare
D.  William Saroyan

 
Q2. What were the hallmarks of the Garoghlanian tribe?
A.  Trust
B.  Honesty
C.  Both (A) and (B)
D.  None of the above


Q3. “The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse” is a story of two _________ boys.
A.  Armenian
B.  Arabian
C.  Assyrian
D.  African

 
Q4. Mourad enjoyed being _______ more than anybody else.
A.  crazy
B.  alive
C.  funny                                                                                                                                                D.  None of the above

 

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