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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Sham knock down on the stable floor in Chapter 19?
(a) Titus Twickerham.
(b) Hobgoblin.
(c) The Earl of Godolphin.
(d) Roxanna.

2. What animal also lives in Sham's shed in Chapter 12?
(a) A donkey.
(b) A wild boar.
(c) An owl.
(d) A cat.

3. How does Agba recognize Sham?
(a) By the curve of Sham's neck.
(b) By Sham's whinny.
(c) By his markings.
(d) Sham rubs his head against Agba's shoulder.

4. Who owns Sham in Chapter 12?
(a) The baker.
(b) The Englishman.
(c) The carter.
(d) The tailor.

5. In Chapter 22, who does the Earl want to have run in the race?
(a) Sham.
(b) Agba.
(c) Hobgoblin.
(d) Lath, Cade and Regulus.

6. What is the value of the Queen's plate?
(a) One hundred thousand pounds.
(b) One million guineas.
(c) One thousand pounds.
(d) One thousand guineas.

7. Where is Agba sent in Chapter 20?
(a) Gog Magog.
(b) London.
(c) Morocco.
(d) Wicken Fen.

8. Who explains that Sham's pedigree is written in his sons?
(a) Agba.
(b) The Sultan.
(c) The Earl of Godolphin.
(d) The President of the United States.

9. What is the Queen's plate?
(a) An antique plate given to the Earl's grandfather.
(b) A famous racetrack.
(c) A valuable prize for winning a horse race.
(d) A tract of royal land.

10. Who is Benjamin Biggle?
(a) Mr. Coke's head groom.
(b) Mr. Coke's son-in-law.
(c) A cook for the English Army.
(d) A retired English merchant.

11. What is Gog Magog?
(a) The name of Sultan's palace.
(b) A small town in France.
(c) The name of the Earl's estate.
(d) The name of Signor Achmet's estate.

12. Who buys Sham from Mr. Coke?
(a) Mr. Biggle.
(b) Mr. Williams.
(c) The Earl.
(d) Mistress Cockburn.

13. Who is Titus Twickerham?
(a) The Sultan's new chief of horses.
(b) Sham's jockey.
(c) Signor Achmet's head groom.
(d) The Earl's head groom.

14. In Chapter 19, who receives gifts from the Duchess?
(a) Roxana.
(b) Titus Twickerham.
(c) Agba, Sham and Grimalkin.
(d) The Earl of Godolphin.

15. Who rides into town with the Dowager Duchess of Marlborough and the Earl of Godolphin?
(a) Mistress Cockburn.
(b) Mr. Biggle.
(c) Mr. Williams.
(d) Signor Achmet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rescues Sham from the carter?

2. Who leaves with Agba in Chapter 20?

3. Which famous people attend the great race in Chapter 23?

4. In Chapter 17, who is looking for Agba at the Red Lion Inn?

5. Who destroys Sham's pedigree?

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