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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. What do the stable boys do aboard the ship bound for France?
(a) Pray for their horses.
(b) Sit below the deck.
(c) Tend their horses.
(d) Man the heavy sails on stormy seas.

2. What do the two signs on the foal signify?
(a) The foal will experience both good and bad luck.
(b) The foal will bless the stables with his presence.
(c) The foal is destined to be a great racehorse.
(d) The foal will die shortly after birth.

3. Why does Signor Achmet scold Agba in Chapter 2?
(a) Agba has used too much sand and hay in the mare's bed.
(b) Agba is too slow in performing his tasks.
(c) Agba is spending too much time with the mare again.
(d) Agba did not have permission to use a new blanket.

4. How does Signor Achmet react to the boar's squeal in Chapter 4?
(a) He makes the wheat ear sign.
(b) He shouts at the boar.
(c) He prays that the boar will absorb any evil spirits.
(d) He throws a rock at the boar.

5. What is Man 'o War's nickname?
(a) Big Red.
(b) Sir Barton.
(c) Sham.
(d) Sir Riddle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does Man 'o War's trainer give the jockey?

2. What is the wheat ear?

3. Who is Agba supposed to alert about the foal's birth?

4. What special treatment does Agba show the mare?

5. Why is Agba afraid to appear before the Sultan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is a wild boar kept behind the Sultan's stables?

2. Why is Agba afraid to appear before the Sultan?

3. What is the Duke's reaction to the Sultan's gift when the horses and their stable boys arrive in France?

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

5. How does Agba's disability save his life?

6. How do Agba and Sham prepare for the journey to France?

7. How does Agba become the foal's "father"?

8. How does the old man in Chapter 2 describe the mare?

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

10. Describe Agba.

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