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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mark does Agba notice on the new foal?
(a) A white spot.
(b) A stripe.
(c) A dark spot.
(d) A wheat ear.

2. Why doesn't Agba eat with the other stable boys?
(a) He tends to his mare's needs before his own.
(b) Agba does not like the other stable boys.
(c) Agba has given his ration to the mare.
(d) They do not like Agba.

3. What does the Duke advise the King to do with the Moroccan horses?
(a) Send them to the circus.
(b) Assign them to transport goods for the army.
(c) Sell them to the King of Spain.
(d) Send all but one back to Morocco.

4. What does the new moon represent to Agba?
(a) A bad omen for the mare's unborn foal.
(b) A chance to escape the Sultan.
(c) A favorable sign for the mare's unborn foal.
(d) The beginning of a new life.

5. What is desirable about Sham's neck?
(a) His good luck mark can be seen when he is running.
(b) It is long and stretches nicely when he is running.
(c) It arches well.
(d) It is short and stocky, indicating strength.

Short Answer Questions

1. What natural skill does Sham possess?

2. Who tells Agba that the mare is made of wind?

3. Why does the camel driver help Agba?

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

5. What does Signor Achmet instruct Agba to do when the mare begins her labor?

(see the answer key)

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