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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who gives the Sultan's horses amulets?
(a) The Sultan.
(b) Agba.
(c) Signor Achmet.
(d) The Sultan's first wife.

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

7. Where is Sham sent in Chapter 11?
(a) To Morocco.
(b) To the royal stables.
(c) To the army.
(d) To Spain.

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

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

10. Who is Man 'o War's owner?
(a) The Sultan of Morocco.
(b) The Earl of Godolphin.
(c) Mr. Riddle.
(d) Mr. Barton.

11. 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 the purse is worth a million pounds.
(d) Because he was excluded from the British Stud Book.

12. Whom does Sham seek for comfort?
(a) Signor Achmet.
(b) Agba.
(c) The wild boar.
(d) The mare.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the significance of the mark Agba discovers on the new foal?

2. What does Agba think the Sultan looks like?

3. What does Signor Achmet announce in Chapter 8?

4. What special treatment does Agba show the mare?

5. How does Signor Achmet react to the boar's squeal in Chapter 4?

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