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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 special treatment does Agba show the mare?
(a) He spends more time currying her than his other horses.
(b) He gives her spring water from a bucket.
(c) He talks to her gently.
(d) He sneaks her treats during the day.

2. Why does Agba train Sham to run longer?
(a) So he will fetch the highest price at the market.
(b) To prepare him for the race.
(c) To prepare him for the long journey.
(d) Because Signor Achmet tells him to do so.

3. Why doesn't the French King's adviser want to see the horses from Morocco?
(a) The King of France already has a hundred horses in his stables.
(b) He dislikes the odor of the stables.
(c) He is afraid of horses.
(d) He is busy with important affairs of state.

4. What prophecy does Signor Achmet make in Chapter 5?
(a) The foal will bless the stables.
(b) The foal will live.
(c) The new moon will bring them all good luck.
(d) The foal will become a champion racehorse.

5. Why is the Sultan pleased with Agba's silence?
(a) It demonstrates that Agba is respectful.
(b) He knows Agba cannot tell any tales or palace secrets.
(c) It demonstrates that Agba will be obedient.
(d) He knows he can control Agba.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which country does Man o' War represent?

3. What is Man 'o War's nickname?

4. What does Agba pray for in Chapter 5?

5. Who is Signor Achmet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the foal born in Chapter 3.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why doesn't Agba report the foal's birth to Signor Achmet?

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