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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What natural skill does Sham possess?
(a) He knows what Sham is thinking.
(b) He can escape any stall.
(c) He can outrun all the other horses.
(d) He can jump higher than all the other horses.

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

3. In Chapter 1, why does no one at the palace eat during the day?
(a) They are fasting because it is Ramadan.
(b) They are in mourning.
(c) They are busy preparing for the Sultan's arrival.
(d) The Sultan does not give his slaves much food.

4. What is the wheat ear?
(a) Food for the horses.
(b) A pattern of clouds.
(c) A hand sign made by Signor Achmet to ward off evil.
(d) A hair pattern on the foal that resembles a ripened beard of wheat.

5. How does the carter punish Sham?
(a) By leaving his harness on 24 hours a day.
(b) He sells him at the Thieves' Kitchen.
(c) He does not feed Sham for three days.
(d) He chains Sham to the stable wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Agba look for outside the palace walls?

2. Who leaves with Agba in Chapter 20?

3. Where is Agba sent in Chapter 20?

4. What does the Duke advise the King to do with the Moroccan horses?

5. What aspect of the foal does Agba point out to Signor Achmet?

(see the answer key)

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