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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the cook sell Sham?
(a) Behind the royal stables.
(b) In the market square.
(c) At the docks.
(d) At the Thieves' Kitchen.

2. What is desirable about Sham's neck?
(a) It is short and stocky, indicating strength.
(b) It arches well.
(c) His good luck mark can be seen when he is running.
(d) It is long and stretches nicely when he is running.

3. What animal does the mare once outrun?
(a) A cheetah.
(b) A gazelle.
(c) A camel.
(d) A leopard.

4. Why does Agba train Sham to run longer?
(a) To prepare him for the race.
(b) So he will fetch the highest price at the market.
(c) To prepare him for the long journey.
(d) Because Signor Achmet tells him to do so.

5. In Chapter 2, how does Agba prepare a bed for the mare?
(a) He places an old blanket over a generous pile of hay.
(b) He sweeps the floor clean and lays down a fresh blanket.
(c) He piles straw and leaves on the floor of the stable.
(d) He pours buckets of sand on the floor and covers the sand with hay.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What overloads the carter's cart?

3. In Chapter 11, what does Signor Achmet give Agba before he leaves?

4. What does Agba do to earn money in Chapter 13?

5. What does the carter threaten to do to Sham when the horse falls?

(see the answer key)

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