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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't the French King's adviser want to see the horses from Morocco?
(a) He is afraid of horses.
(b) The King of France already has a hundred horses in his stables.
(c) He dislikes the odor of the stables.
(d) He is busy with important affairs of state.

2. In Chapter 2, when does Agba eat his meal?
(a) Before he feeds his horses.
(b) After he has fed all of his horses.
(c) He does not get to eat.
(d) After he has fed his mare.

3. Why does Agba train Sham to run longer?
(a) To prepare him for the race.
(b) Because Signor Achmet tells him to do so.
(c) So he will fetch the highest price at the market.
(d) To prepare him for the long journey.

4. Why does the cook sell Sham?
(a) The cook has too many debts.
(b) To punish Agba.
(c) Sham is too disobedient.
(d) The king orders the sale.

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

6. Who leads the procession to the city limits in Chapter 9?
(a) The Sultan.
(b) Sham.
(c) Agba.
(d) Signor Achmet.

7. 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) The corn is spoiled.
(d) She is too tired.

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

9. Which famous horse is Man o' War descended from?
(a) Big Red.
(b) The Godolphin Arabian.
(c) Sir Barton.
(d) Seabiscuit.

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

11. Why is the wild boar kept behind the Sultan's stables?
(a) To keep evil spirits away from the horses.
(b) For food.
(c) To warn against intruders.
(d) He is the Sultan's pet.

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

13. Who tells Agba that the mare is made of wind?
(a) The Sultan.
(b) Signor Achmet.
(c) An old woman.
(d) An old man.

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

15. Why is the mare described as being like the wind?
(a) She is beautiful.
(b) She is fast.
(c) The wind cannot be tamed.
(d) The wind is fierce.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has the captain of the ship put inside the horses' feed sacks?

2. Why doesn't Agba immediately tell anyone about the foal's birth?

3. What mark does Agba notice on the new foal?

4. Which horse wins the race in the Prologue?

5. Why doesn't Man 'o War's owner want him to race at Newmarket?

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