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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Agba startled by Signor Achmet's appearance in Chapter 4?
(a) Signor Achmet never comes to the stables at night.
(b) He expects to be in trouble for not reporting the foal's birth.
(c) He was asleep.
(d) Singor Achmet rarely bothers to see newborn foals.

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

3. What is the wheat ear?
(a) A pattern of clouds.
(b) A hand sign made by Signor Achmet to ward off evil.
(c) A hair pattern on the foal that resembles a ripened beard of wheat.
(d) Food for the horses.

4. Who owns the horses that Agba tends?
(a) Signor Achmet.
(b) Mr. Riddle.
(c) The Sultan.
(d) Mr. Barton.

5. In Chapter 1, why does no one at the palace eat during the day?
(a) They are fasting because it is Ramadan.
(b) The Sultan does not give his slaves much food.
(c) They are in mourning.
(d) They are busy preparing for the Sultan's arrival.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Signor Achmet scold Agba in Chapter 2?

2. How do the other colts in the stables treat Sham?

3. Who tells Agba he must appear before the Sultan?

4. In Chapter 2, when does Agba eat his meal?

5. In Chapter 2, how does Agba prepare a bed for the mare?

(see the answer key)

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