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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 the mare described as being like the wind?
(a) The wind cannot be tamed.
(b) She is fast.
(c) She is beautiful.
(d) The wind is fierce.

2. Why is Agba afraid to appear before the Sultan?
(a) He is afraid he will die.
(b) He cannot find the mare.
(c) He knows he is guilty.
(d) The Sultan might have sold him.

3. Why is Agba worried about the mare he tends?
(a) She has a lame leg.
(b) She is pregnant and not feeling well.
(c) She will soon be sent to France.
(d) Bad omens bode ill for the mare's foal.

4. What must Agba do before he can approach the Sultan?
(a) Shave his head and bathe.
(b) Locate the mare.
(c) Clean Sham's stall.
(d) Pray and present an offering.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the camel driver give Agba?

2. Why doesn't Signor Achmet think the mare's milk will be of use to the foal?

3. What unusual command does the Sultan give in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 1, how many horses does Agba care for?

5. What do the two signs on the foal signify?

(see the answer key)

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