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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What unusual command does the Sultan give in Chapter 1?
(a) Most of his horses will be sold.
(b) The slaves must now grow their own food.
(c) The horses must also fast for Ramadan.
(d) Most of his horses will be sacrificed.

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

3. What natural skill does Sham possess?
(a) He can escape any stall.
(b) He can outrun all the other horses.
(c) He can jump higher than all the other horses.
(d) He knows what Sham is thinking.

4. What does the carter threaten to do to Sham when the horse falls?
(a) Hang him.
(b) Burn him.
(c) Shoot him.
(d) Sell him.

5. Who reduces Agba's bread ration?
(a) The warden.
(b) Other prisoners.
(c) The constable.
(d) The judge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Sham sent in Chapter 11?

2. What must Agba do before he can approach the Sultan?

3. Who appeals to the warden on Agba's behalf in Chapter 16?

4. Who rescues Sham from the carter?

5. Why does Agba stay close to the mare in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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