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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prophecy does Signor Achmet make in Chapter 5?
(a) The foal will become a champion racehorse.
(b) The foal will bless the stables.
(c) The new moon will bring them all good luck.
(d) The foal will live.

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

3. What does the camel driver give Agba?
(a) Herbs.
(b) Camel's milk and honey.
(c) Directions.
(d) Advice.

4. Where are the horses racing in the Prologue?
(a) Gog Magogg.
(b) Kenilworth Park.
(c) Heathrow.
(d) Newmarket.

5. Whom does Sham seek for comfort?
(a) The mare.
(b) Agba.
(c) The wild boar.
(d) Signor Achmet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the meaning of the Arabic name Sham?

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

3. Who is Agba supposed to alert about the foal's birth?

4. What does the wild boar behind the stables do in Chapter 3?

5. What does the new moon represent to Agba?

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