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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Agba sent away in Chapter 20?
(a) Because he allowed Hobgoblin to escape.
(b) Because Roxana did not like him.
(c) Because Mr. Twickerham wanted a new jockey.
(d) Because he allowed Sham to escape.

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

3. How does the carter punish Sham?
(a) He chains Sham to the stable wall.
(b) He sells him at the Thieves' Kitchen.
(c) He does not feed Sham for three days.
(d) By leaving his harness on 24 hours a day.

4. 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.

5. In Chapter 16, why doesn't Agba defend himself against his accusers?
(a) He knows he is guilty.
(b) He can't speak.
(c) He is paralyzed with fear.
(d) He doesn't understand English.

6. What overloads the carter's cart?
(a) Scrap metal.
(b) Piles of potatoes.
(c) Pallets of bricks.
(d) Stacks of wood.

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

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

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

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

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

12. What does Mr. Biggle want Mr. Coke to buy?
(a) His store.
(b) A carriage.
(c) A new hat.
(d) Sham.

13. In Chapter 20, who comes to visit Agba in his hovel?
(a) Mr. Williams.
(b) Mr. Twickerham.
(c) The Earl of Godolphin.
(d) Mistress Cockburn.

14. What does the horse-breaker recommend be done with Sham?
(a) That he be sent back to Morocco.
(b) That he be released into the wild.
(c) That he be tied up and not fed.
(d) That he be sold for meat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the value of the Queen's plate?

2. Who calls on the police to arrest Sham?

3. Who is King of the Wind?

4. Who is Roxana?

5. In Chapter 19, who receives gifts from the Duchess?

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