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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 smells of lavender and cakes?
(a) Mistress Cockburn.
(b) The constable's wife.
(c) The warden's wife.
(d) Mrs. Williams.

2. Which chore does Agba despise in Chapter 19?
(a) Drawing and carrying water for the duchess.
(b) Beating the horse blankets.
(c) Cleaning the jockeys' silks.
(d) Cleaning Hobgoblin's stall.

3. What is the value of the Queen's plate?
(a) One thousand pounds.
(b) One million guineas.
(c) One thousand guineas.
(d) One hundred thousand pounds.

4. In Chapter 16, why doesn't Agba defend himself against his accusers?
(a) He is paralyzed with fear.
(b) He can't speak.
(c) He doesn't understand English.
(d) He knows he is guilty.

5. How does Sham anger the carter?
(a) Sham bites him.
(b) Sham runs away.
(c) Sham kicks him.
(d) Sham throws him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Queen's plate?

2. Why is the Earl of Godolphin considering selling his stables?

3. Who buys Sham in Chapter 18?

4. How does the carter punish Sham?

5. Who is King of the Wind?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Agba treated while in prison?

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

3. How does Agba survive alone on the streets of Paris?

4. How does Sham prove his pedigree?

5. How do Agba and Mr. Twickerham's opinions of Sham differ?

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

7. Why is Agba arrested?

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

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

10. Describe the Earl of Godolphin's stables.

(see the answer keys)

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