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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. Why doesn't Agba speak to the Sultan?
(a) He was told to remain silent.
(b) He is crying too hard to speak.
(c) He is mute.
(d) He is petrified with fear.

2. How many horses does the Sultan own?
(a) Twelve hundred.
(b) Twenty Thousand.
(c) Twelve thousand.
(d) Two hundred.

3. Who does Sham allow to hold the reins when he pulls a carriage?
(a) Agba.
(b) Signor Achmet.
(c) No one.
(d) The Chief Cook.

4. In Chapter 8, what does Agba pack for his journey?
(a) A cloak and a flask of wine.
(b) A knife and his amulets.
(c) Extra blankets.
(d) A camel hair rub-rag and a leather water pouch.

5. Why doesn't Signor Achmet think the mare's milk will be of use to the foal?
(a) The foal will be sent to another stable the next day.
(b) He believes that sweetened camel's milk is better.
(c) The foal is too weak to nurse.
(d) The mare is weak and will die soon.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where are the horses racing in the Prologue?

3. What information does the scribe include in the Sultan's letter?

4. What does the Sultan give each horse?

5. Why doesn't the mare eat the corn Agba brings her in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Agba prepare for his audience with the Sultan?

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

3. Describe the foal born in Chapter 3.

4. What is the significance of the new moon?

5. How does the Chief Cook rid himself of Sham?

6. How do Signor Achmet's prophecies contradict each other?

7. Describe Agba.

8. How does the old man in Chapter 2 describe the mare?

9. Why doesn't the mare eat her corn?

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

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