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

3. What do the stable boys do aboard the ship bound for France?
(a) Sit below the deck.
(b) Man the heavy sails on stormy seas.
(c) Tend their horses.
(d) Pray for their horses.

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

5. 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.

6. Why doesn't the mare eat the corn Agba brings her in Chapter 2?
(a) Another horse steals the corn.
(b) She is a picky eater.
(c) She is too tired.
(d) The corn is spoiled.

7. What animal does the mare once outrun?
(a) A camel.
(b) A leopard.
(c) A gazelle.
(d) A cheetah.

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

9. What prophecy does Signor Achmet make in Chapter 5?
(a) The new moon will bring them all good luck.
(b) The foal will become a champion racehorse.
(c) The foal will live.
(d) The foal will bless the stables.

10. Why is Agba worried about the mare he tends?
(a) Bad omens bode ill for the mare's foal.
(b) She is pregnant and not feeling well.
(c) She will soon be sent to France.
(d) She has a lame leg.

11. In Chapter 1, why does no one at the palace eat during the day?
(a) The Sultan does not give his slaves much food.
(b) They are in mourning.
(c) They are busy preparing for the Sultan's arrival.
(d) They are fasting because it is Ramadan.

12. What is the significance of the mark Agba discovers on the new foal?
(a) The foal will be strong.
(b) The foal will be a good jumper.
(c) The foal will be unlucky.
(d) The foal will be swift.

13. 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.

14. Who is Signor Achmet?
(a) Agba's uncle.
(b) The Sultan's Chief of the Grooms.
(c) The Sultan's Chief of the Guards.
(d) The Sultan's Chief Chef.

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