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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the new moon represent to Agba?
(a) A favorable sign for the mare's unborn foal.
(b) A bad omen for the mare's unborn foal.
(c) The beginning of a new life.
(d) A chance to escape the Sultan.

4. What promise does Agba make to the foal?
(a) To avenge his mother's death.
(b) To buy him back.
(c) To search for a new mare.
(d) To be his father and care for him.

5. Why does Signor Achmet scold Agba in Chapter 2?
(a) Agba is too slow in performing his tasks.
(b) Agba has used too much sand and hay in the mare's bed.
(c) Agba did not have permission to use a new blanket.
(d) Agba is spending too much time with the mare again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prophecy does Signor Achmet make in Chapter 5?

2. How does the carter punish Sham?

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

4. Who supposedly makes the wind transform into the mare?

5. Why does Agba measure Sham in Chapter 8?

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