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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Agba that the mare is made of wind?
(a) An old woman.
(b) Signor Achmet.
(c) The Sultan.
(d) An old man.

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

3. What is the meaning of the Arabic name Sham?
(a) Moon.
(b) Wind.
(c) Swift.
(d) Sun.

4. What happens to the mare in Chapter 4?
(a) She breaks her leg.
(b) She is sold.
(c) She wins a race.
(d) She dies.

5. Whom does Sham seek for comfort?
(a) Agba.
(b) Signor Achmet.
(c) The wild boar.
(d) The mare.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sham fitted for in Chapter 8?

2. Where does Agba fall asleep at the end of Chapter 2?

3. What does Agba feed the foal in Chapter 5?

4. Which country does Man o' War represent?

5. Why is Agba afraid to appear before the Sultan?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Agba and Sham prepare for the journey to France?

2. Why doesn't Agba report the foal's birth to Signor Achmet?

3. What does Sham do when the Chief Cook takes him to the market?

4. Describe the foal born in Chapter 3.

5. How is Sham different from the other colts in the stable?

6. What is the Duke's reaction to the Sultan's gift when the horses and their stable boys arrive in France?

7. How does Agba's disability save his life?

8. What does King Louis XV decide to do with the Sultan's gift?

9. Describe Agba.

10. What is the significance of the white spot on the foal's heel?

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