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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Jethro Coke?
(a) An owner of a tack shop.
(b) A cook for the English Army.
(c) An owner of a chocolate shop.
(d) A retired English merchant.

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

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

4. Who destroys Sham's pedigree?
(a) Signor Achmet.
(b) Mr. Biggle.
(c) Mrs. Williams.
(d) The constable.

5. What new name is Sham given in Chapter 18?
(a) Gog Magog.
(b) Agba.
(c) Wind.
(d) Blaze.

6. Who buys Sham in Chapter 18?
(a) Mistress Cockburn.
(b) Mr. Biggle.
(c) Signor Achmet.
(d) The Earl of Godolphin.

7. Who calls on the police to arrest Sham?
(a) Mrs. Williams.
(b) Mr. Biggle.
(c) Mr. Williams.
(d) Mistress Cockburn.

8. Who smells of lavender and cakes?
(a) Mrs. Williams.
(b) Mistress Cockburn.
(c) The warden's wife.
(d) The constable's wife.

9. Who is Grimalkin?
(a) Benjamin Biggle's horse.
(b) Mr. Coke's horse.
(c) A retired English merchant.
(d) Agba's cat.

10. Who asks about Sham's pedigree in Chapter 21?
(a) The Queen of England.
(b) The King of France.
(c) The Sultan.
(d) The President of the United States.

11. Who fathers the colt that outruns all of the Earl of Godophin's other colts?
(a) Hobgoblin.
(b) Big Red.
(c) Sham.
(d) Grimalkin.

12. What is emblazoned on Hobgoblin's sheets?
(a) The Earl of Godolphin's crest.
(b) The Queen's seal.
(c) The Sultan's crest.
(d) His name.

13. Who appeals to the warden on Agba's behalf in Chapter 16?
(a) Mr. Williams.
(b) Mr. Biggle.
(c) Mr. Coke.
(d) Mrs. Williams.

14. Who is Lath?
(a) A new breeding mare.
(b) Sham's new jockey.
(c) Sham's new owner.
(d) Sham's first son.

15. Why is Benjamin afraid to ride Sham?
(a) He saw Sham kick the carter.
(b) He has never ridden a horse before.
(c) Sham appears to be too wild to ride.
(d) Sham bit him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Earl of Godolphin considering selling his stables?

2. Which chore does Agba despise in Chapter 19?

3. Who explains that Sham's pedigree is written in his sons?

4. Where is Agba sent in Chapter 20?

5. Who is kind enough to provide Sham with barley and oats in Chapter 20?

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