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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who gives the Sultan's horses amulets?
(a) The Sultan's first wife.
(b) Agba.
(c) Signor Achmet.
(d) The Sultan.
2. Why does Agba measure Sham in Chapter 8?
(a) To make sure his new stall is large enough.
(b) For a new saddle.
(c) For a new blanket.
(d) To compare him to other horses in the Sultan's stable.
3. Which country does Sir Barton represent?
(a) America.
(b) England.
(c) Canada.
(d) Morocco.
4. In Chapter 4, what does Agba look for outside the palace walls?
(a) A goat.
(b) A camel.
(c) Water.
(d) A nursing mare.
5. What is written on the papers the Sultan includes in the horse's gifts?
(a) Directions back to Morocco.
(b) Bills of sale.
(c) Letters of introduction.
(d) Their pedigrees.
6. How does Signor Achmet react to the boar's squeal in Chapter 4?
(a) He prays that the boar will absorb any evil spirits.
(b) He throws a rock at the boar.
(c) He shouts at the boar.
(d) He makes the wheat ear sign.
7. What does Man 'o War's owner want to do with the horse?
(a) Allow him to run one more race.
(b) Sell him.
(c) Retire him.
(d) Destroy him.
8. Whom does Sham seek for comfort?
(a) Agba.
(b) Signor Achmet.
(c) The mare.
(d) The wild boar.
9. In Chapter 1, how many horses does Agba care for?
(a) Six.
(b) One.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Ten.
10. Why doesn't Agba speak to the Sultan?
(a) He is mute.
(b) He is petrified with fear.
(c) He is crying too hard to speak.
(d) He was told to remain silent.
11. What does the camel driver give Agba?
(a) Advice.
(b) Directions.
(c) Herbs.
(d) Camel's milk and honey.
12. What does the wild boar behind the stables do in Chapter 3?
(a) Grunts and coughs.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Escapes his pen.
(d) Squeals.
13. When does the foal begin to nurse from the mare?
(a) Almost immediately.
(b) He never nurses from his mother.
(c) The next morning.
(d) After a few failed attempts to stand.
14. Where does the cook sell Sham?
(a) At the Thieves' Kitchen.
(b) In the market square.
(c) Behind the royal stables.
(d) At the docks.
15. What promise does Agba make to the foal?
(a) To be his father and care for him.
(b) To search for a new mare.
(c) To avenge his mother's death.
(d) To buy him back.
Short Answer Questions
1. What information does the scribe include in the Sultan's letter?
2. Why does Agba give the mare special treatment?
3. What does the wheat ear signify?
4. What does the new moon represent to Agba?
5. What natural skill does Sham possess?
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