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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. In Chapter 20, who comes to visit Agba in his hovel?
(a) Mistress Cockburn.
(b) Mr. Twickerham.
(c) Mr. Williams.
(d) The Earl of Godolphin.

2. Who is Mistress Cockburn?
(a) Mr. Biggle's wife.
(b) Mr. Coke's wife.
(c) Mr. Coke's housekeeper.
(d) A shopkeeper.

3. In Chapter 12, where does Agba look for Sham?
(a) Paris.
(b) Milan.
(c) Madrid.
(d) London.

4. After Agba leaves the cook, who hires him?
(a) A carter.
(b) The owner of a tack shop.
(c) The owner of a chocolate shop.
(d) An Englishman.

5. Who is Grimalkin?
(a) Mr. Coke's horse.
(b) A retired English merchant.
(c) Benjamin Biggle's horse.
(d) Agba's cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Queen's plate?

2. Who promises to try and get Agba out of jail?

3. How does Sham escape his stall?

4. How does Sham anger the carter?

5. Who rides into town with the Dowager Duchess of Marlborough and the Earl of Godolphin?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the carter treat Sham?

2. Why do Sham and Agba leave Mr. Coke's stables?

3. What special treatment does Sham receive when he returns from Wicken Fen?

4. How does Agba anger the Earl of Godolphin?

5. Why does the Earl of Godolphin invite Agba into his home in Chapter 22?

6. How does Agba find Sham in Paris?

7. Describe the Earl of Godolphin's stables.

8. What special treatment does Hobgoblin receive at the Gog Magog stables?

9. How does the Earl of Godolphin plan to save his stables from financial ruin?

10. What happens to Sham's pedigree while Agba is in prison?

(see the answer keys)

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