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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What aspect of the foal does Agba point out to Signor Achmet?
(a) His long neck.
(b) His healthy coat and active behavior.
(c) His long legs.
(d) The white spot on his heel.

2. What advice does Man 'o War's trainer give the jockey?
(a) Keep control of him.
(b) Let him run his own race.
(c) Hold those reins tight.
(d) Don't let him slow down.

3. In Chapter 3, what does Agba see when he awakens?
(a) The mare and her new foal.
(b) Stars.
(c) Signor Achmet.
(d) The new moon.

4. How does the Sultan test a new saber?
(a) By cutting off the heads of a thousand animals.
(b) By cutting off the heads of a thousand people.
(c) By cutting off the head of a stable boy.
(d) By cutting off a thousand branches.

5. Why does Agba stay close to the mare in Chapter 2?
(a) The Sultan ordered him to stay near his horses.
(b) The stables are warmer than his shack.
(c) Because he loves her.
(d) He is lonely and has nowhere else to go.

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

7. What information does the scribe include in the Sultan's letter?
(a) The price of the horses and their boys is not negotiable.
(b) The horses are to return to Morocco after 20 years.
(c) The stable boys are to return to Morocco when their horses die.
(d) The Sultan will wage war on anyone who steals a horse.

8. How do the other colts in the stables treat Sham?
(a) They bite him.
(b) They reject him.
(c) They steal his portion of corn.
(d) They follow his lead.

9. Who is Agba supposed to alert about the foal's birth?
(a) Signor Achmet.
(b) The Sultan.
(c) The stable boys.
(d) Nobody.

10. What does Signor Achmet announce in Chapter 8?
(a) Sham will be going to England.
(b) Sham will be going to France.
(c) Agba has been sold.
(d) Sham has been sold.

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

12. Who tells Agba that the mare is made of wind?
(a) The Sultan.
(b) An old woman.
(c) Signor Achmet.
(d) An old man.

13. Why does Signor Achmet scold Agba in Chapter 2?
(a) Agba has used too much sand and hay in the mare's bed.
(b) Agba is too slow in performing his tasks.
(c) Agba is spending too much time with the mare again.
(d) Agba did not have permission to use a new blanket.

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

15. Why doesn't the French King's adviser want to see the horses from Morocco?
(a) He is busy with important affairs of state.
(b) The King of France already has a hundred horses in his stables.
(c) He dislikes the odor of the stables.
(d) He is afraid of horses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sham allow to hold the reins when he pulls a carriage?

2. Why does Agba train Sham to run longer?

3. How many horses does the Sultan own?

4. What must Agba do before he can approach the Sultan?

5. Why does Agba worry about Sham in Chapter 6?

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