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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. Where are the horses racing in the Prologue?
(a) Kenilworth Park.
(b) Gog Magogg.
(c) Heathrow.
(d) Newmarket.

2. Why doesn't Man 'o War's owner want him to race at Newmarket?
(a) Because Man 'o War is too old to race again.
(b) Because Man 'o War does not need to prove his pedigree.
(c) The journey to England would be too much for the horse.
(d) The expense of the Newmarket race would outweigh any gain.

3. What does Agba see the mare doing when he wakes in Chapter 3?
(a) Drying her newborn foal.
(b) Giving birth.
(c) Eating corn.
(d) Sleeping.

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

5. What unusual command does the Sultan give in Chapter 1?
(a) Most of his horses will be sacrificed.
(b) The horses must also fast for Ramadan.
(c) The slaves must now grow their own food.
(d) Most of his horses will be sold.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Agba that the mare is made of wind?

2. What is desirable about Sham's neck?

3. What does the Sultan ask Agba?

4. In Chapter 3, what does Agba see when he awakens?

5. What prophecy does Signor Achmet make in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Mr. Riddle decide to retire Big Red?

4. How does Big Red win the race in Kenilworth Park against Sir Barton?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is the significance of the white spot on the foal's heel?

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