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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the significance of the mark Agba discovers on the new foal?
(a) The foal will be a good jumper.
(b) The foal will be unlucky.
(c) The foal will be swift.
(d) The foal will be strong.

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

3. Why do Man 'o War's fans want him to race at Newmarket?
(a) Because he was excluded from the British Stud Book.
(b) Because his rival will also race there.
(c) Because he lost the race at Kenilworth Park.
(d) Because the purse is worth a million pounds.

4. 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 is pregnant and not feeling well.
(d) She will soon be sent to France.

5. What does the wild boar behind the stables do in Chapter 3?
(a) Escapes his pen.
(b) Grunts and coughs.
(c) Squeals.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who supposedly makes the wind transform into the mare?

2. How does Agba's society explain unusual occurrences?

3. Why is the wild boar kept behind the Sultan's stables?

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

5. What advice does Man 'o War's trainer give the jockey?

(see the answer key)

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