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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, what does Agba look for outside the palace walls?
(a) A goat.
(b) A nursing mare.
(c) Water.
(d) A camel.

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

4. Why doesn't Signor Achmet think the mare's milk will be of use to the foal?
(a) The foal will be sent to another stable the next day.
(b) He believes that sweetened camel's milk is better.
(c) The foal is too weak to nurse.
(d) The mare is weak and will die soon.

5. Which country does Sir Barton represent?
(a) England.
(b) Morocco.
(c) America.
(d) Canada.

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

7. Why do Man 'o War's fans want him to race at Newmarket?
(a) Because he lost the race at Kenilworth Park.
(b) Because his rival will also race there.
(c) Because he was excluded from the British Stud Book.
(d) Because the purse is worth a million pounds.

8. What promise does Agba make to the foal?
(a) To avenge his mother's death.
(b) To buy him back.
(c) To be his father and care for him.
(d) To search for a new mare.

9. Who leads the procession to the city limits in Chapter 9?
(a) Signor Achmet.
(b) Agba.
(c) Sham.
(d) The Sultan.

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

11. Why does the cook sell Sham?
(a) To punish Agba.
(b) Sham is too disobedient.
(c) The cook has too many debts.
(d) The king orders the sale.

12. Who does Sham allow to hold the reins when he pulls a carriage?
(a) No one.
(b) Agba.
(c) The Chief Cook.
(d) Signor Achmet.

13. What natural skill does Sham possess?
(a) He knows what Sham is thinking.
(b) He can escape any stall.
(c) He can jump higher than all the other horses.
(d) He can outrun all the other horses.

14. Why is the mare described as being like the wind?
(a) The wind is fierce.
(b) She is fast.
(c) The wind cannot be tamed.
(d) She is beautiful.

15. How does Agba's society explain unusual occurrences?
(a) With reason and logic.
(b) Through scientific observation.
(c) By consulting the elders.
(d) Through signs and superstitions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Agba train Sham to run longer?

2. Who gives the Sultan's horses amulets?

3. Which horse is Man o' War racing?

4. Which country does Man o' War represent?

5. When does the foal begin to nurse from the mare?

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