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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Agba do to earn money in Chapter 13?
(a) Sells chocolates on street corners.
(b) Sells tack from a shop.
(c) Helps the fishmongers and farmers in the market place.
(d) Cleans stables.

2. What crime is Agba accused of?
(a) Witchcraft.
(b) Murder.
(c) Stealing food.
(d) Being a horse thief.

3. Which famous people attend the great race in Chapter 23?
(a) The King and Queen of France.
(b) The Sultan of Morocco and his three favorite wives.
(c) The King and Queen of England.
(d) The President of the United States and the First Lady.

4. How long is Agba in jail?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three days.
(c) Almost a year.
(d) Several weeks.

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

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

7. Who promises to try and get Agba out of jail?
(a) Mr. Williams.
(b) The Earl of Godolphin.
(c) Mr. Coke.
(d) Mr. Biggle.

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

9. Who is Roxana?
(a) A breeding mare.
(b) The Earl's daughter.
(c) Agba's new cat.
(d) A jockey.

10. Who is kind enough to provide Sham with barley and oats in Chapter 20?
(a) Signor Achmet.
(b) The Earl of Godolphin.
(c) Mistress Cockburn.
(d) Mr. Williams.

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

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

13. Who once reads a story set in Morocco?
(a) The Earl of Godolphin.
(b) Titus Twickerham.
(c) Mr. Biggle.
(d) Mistress Cockburn.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Gog Magog?

3. What does the horse-breaker recommend be done with Sham?

4. What does Agba eat while in prison?

5. Who asks about Sham's pedigree in Chapter 21?

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