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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Agba immediately tell anyone about the foal's birth?
(a) He is afriad the foal is dying.
(b) He is too tired to get up.
(c) He enjoys watching the new foal and his favorite mare.
(d) The foal is only one of a thousand born that year.

2. Who is Signor Achmet?
(a) Agba's uncle.
(b) The Sultan's Chief of the Grooms.
(c) The Sultan's Chief of the Guards.
(d) The Sultan's Chief Chef.

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

4. What does Signor Achmet instruct Agba to do when the mare begins her labor?
(a) Fetch a bucket of water.
(b) Stay out of the stall.
(c) Fetch fresh hay.
(d) Call him.

5. Who tells Agba that the mare is made of wind?
(a) Signor Achmet.
(b) An old man.
(c) An old woman.
(d) The Sultan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the horses racing in the Prologue?

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

3. Which famous horse is Man o' War descended from?

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

5. How many horses does the Sultan own?

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