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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why doesn't Man 'o War's owner want him to race at Newmarket?
(a) The expense of the Newmarket race would outweigh any gain.
(b) Because Man 'o War is too old to race again.
(c) Because Man 'o War does not need to prove his pedigree.
(d) The journey to England would be too much for the horse.

3. Why doesn't Agba immediately tell anyone about the foal's birth?
(a) He is too tired to get up.
(b) He enjoys watching the new foal and his favorite mare.
(c) He is afriad the foal is dying.
(d) The foal is only one of a thousand born that year.

4. Why does Agba measure Sham in Chapter 8?
(a) For a new blanket.
(b) To make sure his new stall is large enough.
(c) For a new saddle.
(d) To compare him to other horses in the Sultan's stable.

5. Who appeals to the warden on Agba's behalf in Chapter 16?
(a) Mr. Biggle.
(b) Mr. Coke.
(c) Mr. Williams.
(d) Mrs. Williams.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What happens to the mare in Chapter 4?

4. Who gives the Sultan's horses amulets?

5. What is desirable about Sham's neck?

(see the answer key)

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