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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What aspect of the foal does Agba point out to Signor Achmet?
(a) The white spot on his heel.
(b) His healthy coat and active behavior.
(c) His long legs.
(d) His long neck.

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

3. What does Man 'o War's owner want to do with the horse?
(a) Retire him.
(b) Allow him to run one more race.
(c) Destroy him.
(d) Sell him.

4. 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.

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

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

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

8. What does Agba think the Sultan looks like?
(a) A satin pillow.
(b) A sweet potato.
(c) The wild boar.
(d) A camel.

9. Who does Sham allow to hold the reins when he pulls a carriage?
(a) Agba.
(b) The Chief Cook.
(c) Signor Achmet.
(d) No one.

10. Why does the camel driver help Agba?
(a) To gain favor from the Sultan.
(b) Agba promises to pay.
(c) Because he likes Agba.
(d) He loves horses.

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

12. Why does Agba give the mare special treatment?
(a) He loves her.
(b) She is his horse.
(c) Signor Achmet pays him to do so.
(d) Because she is the most beautiful horse in the herd.

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

14. What does the camel driver give Agba?
(a) Camel's milk and honey.
(b) Herbs.
(c) Advice.
(d) Directions.

15. What command does Signor Achmet give Agba in Chapter 1?
(a) Spend less time with the mare.
(b) Go before the Sultan.
(c) Stay with the mare until she begins her labor.
(d) Eat with the rest of the stable boys.

Short Answer Questions

1. What special treatment does Agba show the mare?

2. What does Bishop Fleury advise the King to do with the Moroccan horses?

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

4. Where does Signor Achmet go in Chapter 11?

5. Where does the cook sell Sham?

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