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

2. What has the captain of the ship put inside the horses' feed sacks?
(a) Leaves.
(b) Corn.
(c) Oats.
(d) Straw.

3. Why doesn't Agba speak to the Sultan?
(a) He is crying too hard to speak.
(b) He is petrified with fear.
(c) He was told to remain silent.
(d) He is mute.

4. Who owns the horses that Agba tends?
(a) Mr. Barton.
(b) The Sultan.
(c) Mr. Riddle.
(d) Signor Achmet.

5. What does the Sultan give each horse?
(a) A new saddle.
(b) A new blanket emblazoned with the royal crest.
(c) A bag.
(d) A kiss.

6. What does Signor Achmet instruct Agba to do when the mare begins her labor?
(a) Call him.
(b) Fetch fresh hay.
(c) Stay out of the stall.
(d) Fetch a bucket of water.

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

8. What does Agba feed the foal in Chapter 5?
(a) Water and new grain.
(b) Goat's milk and honey.
(c) Boiled oats.
(d) Camel's milk and honey.

9. Where does Signor Achmet go in Chapter 11?
(a) To the French army.
(b) Back to Morocco.
(c) To Spain.
(d) To the royal stables

10. Who supposedly makes the wind transform into the mare?
(a) Allah.
(b) Aladdin's lamp.
(c) A genie.
(d) The Jinn.

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

12. What must Agba do before he can approach the Sultan?
(a) Locate the mare.
(b) Shave his head and bathe.
(c) Clean Sham's stall.
(d) Pray and present an offering.

13. What is Sham fitted for in Chapter 8?
(a) Horseshoes.
(b) A new saddle.
(c) A new bridle.
(d) A new blanket.

14. What does the King decide to do with the Moroccan horses?
(a) Send them all back to Morocco.
(b) Sell them to the King of Spain.
(c) Send them to the circus.
(d) Send five horses to the army and keep one for his Cheif Cook.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Agba stay close to the mare in Chapter 2?

2. What prophecy does Signor Achmet make in Chapter 5?

3. What command does Signor Achmet give Agba in Chapter 1?

4. Why is the Sultan pleased with Agba's silence?

5. What does the Duke advise the King to do with the Moroccan horses?

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