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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Signor Achmet scold Agba in Chapter 2?
(a) Agba is too slow in performing his tasks.
(b) Agba is spending too much time with the mare again.
(c) Agba has used too much sand and hay in the mare's bed.
(d) Agba did not have permission to use a new blanket.

2. Why doesn't the mare eat the corn Agba brings her in Chapter 2?
(a) Another horse steals the corn.
(b) The corn is spoiled.
(c) She is a picky eater.
(d) She is too tired.

3. Who owns the horses that Agba tends?
(a) The Sultan.
(b) Signor Achmet.
(c) Mr. Riddle.
(d) Mr. Barton.

4. What does the new moon represent to Agba?
(a) A chance to escape the Sultan.
(b) The beginning of a new life.
(c) A bad omen for the mare's unborn foal.
(d) A favorable sign for the mare's unborn foal.

5. Who is Signor Achmet?
(a) The Sultan's Chief of the Grooms.
(b) Agba's uncle.
(c) The Sultan's Chief of the Guards.
(d) The Sultan's Chief Chef.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does the mare once outrun?

2. Why doesn't Signor Achmet think the mare's milk will be of use to the foal?

3. Why does Agba worry about Sham in Chapter 6?

4. In Chapter 2, when does Agba eat his meal?

5. What does the camel driver give Agba?

(see the answer key)

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