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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Agba he must appear before the Sultan?
(a) The Sultan's second wife.
(b) Signor Achmet.
(c) Another stable boy.
(d) The Chief Guard.

2. Which country does Sir Barton represent?
(a) America.
(b) Morocco.
(c) England.
(d) Canada.

3. What does Agba pray for in Chapter 5?
(a) The mare.
(b) Sham's well-being.
(c) Rain.
(d) A new master.

4. What must Agba do before he can approach the Sultan?
(a) Pray and present an offering.
(b) Clean Sham's stall.
(c) Shave his head and bathe.
(d) Locate the mare.

5. Whom does Sham seek for comfort?
(a) The mare.
(b) The wild boar.
(c) Signor Achmet.
(d) Agba.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country does Agba live in?

2. What does the Sultan ask Agba?

3. Why does Agba train Sham to run longer?

4. In Chapter 2, how does Agba prepare a bed for the mare?

5. Why doesn't Agba speak to the Sultan?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Chief Cook rid himself of Sham?

2. Describe the omen Signor Achmet discovers on the foal.

3. How does Agba find nourishment for the orphaned foal?

4. How do Signor Achmet's prophecies contradict each other?

5. Describe the foal born in Chapter 3.

6. How is Sham different from the other colts in the stable?

7. How does the Sultan anger Agba in Chapter 1?

8. Describe Agba.

9. Describe the gifts the Sultan gives the horses before they leave for France.

10. What does King Louis XV decide to do with the Sultan's gift?

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