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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 is the meaning of the Arabic name Sham?
(a) Moon.
(b) Wind.
(c) Sun.
(d) Swift.

2. 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 spending too much time with the mare again.
(c) Agba did not have permission to use a new blanket.
(d) Agba is too slow in performing his tasks.

3. What does Man 'o War's owner want to do with the horse?
(a) Sell him.
(b) Allow him to run one more race.
(c) Retire him.
(d) Destroy him.

4. Why is the wild boar kept behind the Sultan's stables?
(a) To keep evil spirits away from the horses.
(b) He is the Sultan's pet.
(c) For food.
(d) To warn against intruders.

5. In Chapter 1, how many horses does Agba care for?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Six.
(c) Ten.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Agba stay close to the mare in Chapter 2?

2. Whom does Sham seek for comfort?

3. Why is Agba worried about the mare he tends?

4. Why doesn't Signor Achmet think the mare's milk will be of use to the foal?

5. What does the Sultan ask Agba?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What advice does Big Red's trainer give the horse's jockey, and why?

3. What does Sham do when the Chief Cook takes him to the market?

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

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

6. How does Agba convince Signor Achmet that the foal is not unlucky?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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