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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the two signs on the foal signify?
(a) The foal will experience both good and bad luck.
(b) The foal will bless the stables with his presence.
(c) The foal will die shortly after birth.
(d) The foal is destined to be a great racehorse.

2. 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 the purse is worth a million pounds.
(d) Because he lost the race at Kenilworth Park.

3. In Chapter 2, when does Agba eat his meal?
(a) After he has fed his mare.
(b) Before he feeds his horses.
(c) After he has fed all of his horses.
(d) He does not get to eat.

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

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 sweeps the floor clean and lays down a fresh blanket.
(c) He pours buckets of sand on the floor and covers the sand with hay.
(d) He piles straw and leaves on the floor of the stable.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Man 'o War's owner want him to race at Newmarket?

2. Who leads the procession to the city limits in Chapter 9?

3. In Chapter 3, what does Agba see when he awakens?

4. What does Agba see the mare doing when he wakes in Chapter 3?

5. What unusual command does the Sultan give in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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