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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the new moon represent to Agba?
(a) A chance to escape the Sultan.
(b) A favorable sign for the mare's unborn foal.
(c) The beginning of a new life.
(d) A bad omen for the mare's unborn foal.

2. Why do the palace guards allow Agba to pass the gate?
(a) Because he is the first slave boy of Signor Achmet.
(b) Because he has a letter from Signor Achmet.
(c) They do not see him.
(d) He bribes them.

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

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

5. What does Bishop Fleury advise the King to do with the Moroccan horses?
(a) Assign them to transport goods for the army.
(b) Send them to the circus.
(c) Assign them to transport goods for the army.
(d) Sell them to the King of Spain.

6. What does the Sultan ask Agba?
(a) Sham's location.
(b) To kneel.
(c) His name.
(d) The mare's location.

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

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

9. Which horse is Man o' War racing?
(a) Sir Barton.
(b) Sham.
(c) Sir Riddle.
(d) Big Red.

10. Why is Agba startled by Signor Achmet's appearance in Chapter 4?
(a) He was asleep.
(b) He expects to be in trouble for not reporting the foal's birth.
(c) Singor Achmet rarely bothers to see newborn foals.
(d) Signor Achmet never comes to the stables at night.

11. Where does the cook sell Sham?
(a) In the market square.
(b) At the Thieves' Kitchen.
(c) Behind the royal stables.
(d) At the docks.

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

13. How many horses does the Sultan own?
(a) Two hundred.
(b) Twelve thousand.
(c) Twelve hundred.
(d) Twenty Thousand.

14. In Chapter 8, what does Agba pack for his journey?
(a) A camel hair rub-rag and a leather water pouch.
(b) A cloak and a flask of wine.
(c) A knife and his amulets.
(d) Extra blankets.

15. Why does Agba measure Sham in Chapter 8?
(a) For a new blanket.
(b) To make sure his new stall is large enough.
(c) For a new saddle.
(d) To compare him to other horses in the Sultan's stable.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives the Sultan's horses amulets?

2. Why is the mare described as being like the wind?

3. What does the camel driver give Agba?

4. What is desirable about Sham's neck?

5. Why do Man 'o War's fans want him to race at Newmarket?

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