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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the wheat ear?
(a) Food for the horses.
(b) A hand sign made by Signor Achmet to ward off evil.
(c) A pattern of clouds.
(d) A hair pattern on the foal that resembles a ripened beard of wheat.

2. When does the foal begin to nurse from the mare?
(a) Almost immediately.
(b) After a few failed attempts to stand.
(c) The next morning.
(d) He never nurses from his mother.

3. Who is Agba supposed to alert about the foal's birth?
(a) Signor Achmet.
(b) The stable boys.
(c) Nobody.
(d) The Sultan.

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

5. How does Signor Achmet react to the boar's squeal in Chapter 4?
(a) He shouts at the boar.
(b) He prays that the boar will absorb any evil spirits.
(c) He makes the wheat ear sign.
(d) He throws a rock at the boar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the mark that Agba discovers located on the new foal?

2. In Chapter 1, why does no one at the palace eat during the day?

3. What does Man 'o War's owner want to do with the horse?

4. Why does the camel driver help Agba?

5. Why is the mare described as being like the wind?

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