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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What crime is Agba accused of?
(a) Being a horse thief.
(b) Stealing food.
(c) Witchcraft.
(d) Murder.
2. Who buys Sham in Chapter 18?
(a) Signor Achmet.
(b) Mr. Biggle.
(c) Mistress Cockburn.
(d) The Earl of Godolphin.
3. 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.
4. What overloads the carter's cart?
(a) Piles of potatoes.
(b) Pallets of bricks.
(c) Scrap metal.
(d) Stacks of wood.
5. Why is Agba sent away in Chapter 20?
(a) Because Mr. Twickerham wanted a new jockey.
(b) Because he allowed Hobgoblin to escape.
(c) Because Roxana did not like him.
(d) Because he allowed Sham to escape.
6. What is Gog Magog?
(a) The name of Signor Achmet's estate.
(b) The name of the Earl's estate.
(c) A small town in France.
(d) The name of Sultan's palace.
7. Who is Roxana?
(a) A breeding mare.
(b) The Earl's daughter.
(c) Agba's new cat.
(d) A jockey.
8. In Chapter 22, who does the Earl want to have watch the race?
(a) Grimalkin.
(b) Lath, Cade and Regulus.
(c) Sham.
(d) Roxana.
9. Where is Agba sent in Chapter 20?
(a) Wicken Fen.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Gog Magog.
(d) London.
10. Why is the Earl of Godolphin considering selling his stables?
(a) He is in great debt.
(b) He is getting too old to manage the stables.
(c) He is planning to move to Spain.
(d) He is tired of racing.
11. Who appeals to the warden on Agba's behalf in Chapter 16?
(a) Mr. Williams.
(b) Mrs. Williams.
(c) Mr. Coke.
(d) Mr. Biggle.
12. Who wants to take Agba's cat away?
(a) The warden.
(b) Mr. Williams.
(c) Mrs. Williams.
(d) The constable.
13. What does Sham do to the English horse-breaker hired to tame him?
(a) Throws him to the ground.
(b) Bites him.
(c) Kicks him.
(d) Knocks his hat off.
14. How does Sham escape his stall?
(a) The groom forgot to latch the door.
(b) He kicks down the door.
(c) Agba lets him out.
(d) He jumps over the side wall.
15. Who rescues Sham from the carter?
(a) An Englishman.
(b) The cook.
(c) Signor Achmet.
(d) The owner of the tack shop.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who buys Sham from Mr. Coke?
2. Who is Titus Twickerham?
3. After Agba leaves the cook, who hires him?
4. How long is Agba in jail?
5. In Chapter 20, who comes to visit Agba in his hovel?
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