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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is waiting for Sham and Agba in Chapter 21?
(a) Mistress Cockburn.
(b) Mr. Twickerham.
(c) Mr. Williams.
(d) The Earl of Godolphin.

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

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

7. Where is Sham stabled in Chapter 21?
(a) In the garden behind the main house.
(b) In his old stall.
(c) In Hobgoblin's old stall.
(d) In an outside corral.

8. In Chapter 22, who does the Earl want to have run in the race?
(a) Hobgoblin.
(b) Sham.
(c) Agba.
(d) Lath, Cade and Regulus.

9. Who leaves with Agba in Chapter 20?
(a) Sham and Grimalkin.
(b) Roxana.
(c) Mr. Twickerham.
(d) Hobgoblin.

10. What does the carter threaten to do to Sham when the horse falls?
(a) Shoot him.
(b) Sell him.
(c) Hang him.
(d) Burn him.

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

12. Who is Mistress Cockburn?
(a) A shopkeeper.
(b) Mr. Coke's housekeeper.
(c) Mr. Coke's wife.
(d) Mr. Biggle's wife.

13. Who is King of the Wind?
(a) Sham.
(b) Agba.
(c) Lath.
(d) Cade.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is emblazoned on Hobgoblin's sheets?

2. Who rides into town with the Dowager Duchess of Marlborough and the Earl of Godolphin?

3. Who does Sham knock down on the stable floor in Chapter 19?

4. What crime is Agba accused of?

5. How does Sham escape his stall?

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