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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who tells Agba he must appear before the Sultan?
(a) The Chief Guard.
(b) Another stable boy.
(c) Signor Achmet.
(d) The Sultan's second wife.

3. Why doesn't Agba speak to the Sultan?
(a) He is petrified with fear.
(b) He is crying too hard to speak.
(c) He was told to remain silent.
(d) He is mute.

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

5. In Chapter 2, how does Agba prepare a bed for the mare?
(a) He places an old blanket over a generous pile of hay.
(b) He pours buckets of sand on the floor and covers the sand with hay.
(c) He sweeps the floor clean and lays down a fresh blanket.
(d) He piles straw and leaves on the floor of the stable.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why doesn't Agba immediately tell anyone about the foal's birth?

3. Which horse wins the race in the Prologue?

4. How does the Sultan test a new saber?

5. How do the other colts in the stables treat Sham?

(see the answer key)

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