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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Agba sent away in Chapter 20?
(a) Because Mr. Twickerham wanted a new jockey.
(b) Because he allowed Hobgoblin to escape.
(c) Because Roxana did not like him.
(d) Because he allowed Sham to escape.

2. Why doesn't the mare eat the corn Agba brings her in Chapter 2?
(a) Another horse steals the corn.
(b) She is a picky eater.
(c) The corn is spoiled.
(d) She is too tired.

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

4. What has the captain of the ship put inside the horses' feed sacks?
(a) Straw.
(b) Corn.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Oats.

5. Who tells Agba he must appear before the Sultan?
(a) Signor Achmet.
(b) The Chief Guard.
(c) The Sultan's second wife.
(d) Another stable boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Agba pack for his journey?

2. What does the camel driver give Agba?

3. What does the wheat ear signify?

4. Why does Agba measure Sham in Chapter 8?

5. What animal does the mare once outrun?

(see the answer key)

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