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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. In Chapter 4, what does Agba look for outside the palace walls?
(a) A nursing mare.
(b) A goat.
(c) A camel.
(d) Water.

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

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

5. What must Agba do before he can approach the Sultan?
(a) Locate the mare.
(b) Pray and present an offering.
(c) Shave his head and bathe.
(d) Clean Sham's stall.

6. Which country does Man o' War represent?
(a) Morocco.
(b) America.
(c) England.
(d) Canada.

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

8. Why does Agba train Sham to run longer?
(a) To prepare him for the long journey.
(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 race.

9. Who tells Agba he must appear before the Sultan?
(a) Signor Achmet.
(b) The Sultan's second wife.
(c) Another stable boy.
(d) The Chief Guard.

10. What does the King decide to do with the Moroccan horses?
(a) Send them to the circus.
(b) Send five horses to the army and keep one for his Cheif Cook.
(c) Sell them to the King of Spain.
(d) Send them all back to Morocco.

11. When does the foal begin to nurse from the mare?
(a) The next morning.
(b) Almost immediately.
(c) After a few failed attempts to stand.
(d) He never nurses from his mother.

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

13. What does the Duke advise the King to do with the Moroccan horses?
(a) Sell them to the King of Spain.
(b) Send them to the circus.
(c) Assign them to transport goods for the army.
(d) Send all but one back to Morocco.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Man 'o War's nickname?

2. Which famous horse is Man o' War descended from?

3. Why doesn't the mare eat the corn Agba brings her in Chapter 2?

4. What does Man 'o War's owner want to do with the horse?

5. Why is the Sultan pleased with Agba's silence?

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