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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Agba leaves the cook, who hires him?
(a) A carter.
(b) The owner of a tack shop.
(c) The owner of a chocolate shop.
(d) An Englishman.

2. What does Sham do to the English horse-breaker hired to tame him?
(a) Kicks him.
(b) Bites him.
(c) Throws him to the ground.
(d) Knocks his hat off.

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

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

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

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

7. Who wins the race in Chapter 23?
(a) Sham.
(b) Cade.
(c) Roxana.
(d) Lath.

8. Who rescues Sham from the carter?
(a) Signor Achmet.
(b) An Englishman.
(c) The cook.
(d) The owner of the tack shop.

9. Why is the Earl of Godolphin considering selling his stables?
(a) He is in great debt.
(b) He is tired of racing.
(c) He is getting too old to manage the stables.
(d) He is planning to move to Spain.

10. Which chore does Agba despise in Chapter 19?
(a) Cleaning the jockeys' silks.
(b) Beating the horse blankets.
(c) Drawing and carrying water for the duchess.
(d) Cleaning Hobgoblin's stall.

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

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

13. What does Titus Twickerham think Sham would do best?
(a) Buck.
(b) Jump.
(c) Race.
(d) Be a work horse.

14. Where is the great race held in Chapter 23?
(a) Newmarket.
(b) London.
(c) Gog Magog.
(d) Kenilworth Park.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Benjamin Biggle?

2. Who is Lath?

3. Who keeps Agba company while he is in prison?

4. What is the Queen's plate?

5. How does Agba recognize Sham?

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