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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 command does Signor Achmet give Agba in Chapter 1?
(a) Go before the Sultan.
(b) Stay with the mare until she begins her labor.
(c) Eat with the rest of the stable boys.
(d) Spend less time with the mare.

2. In Chapter 11, what does Signor Achmet give Agba before he leaves?
(a) Sham's bag.
(b) An embrace.
(c) A letter for the King of Morocco.
(d) A handshake.

3. Why do Man 'o War's fans want him to race at Newmarket?
(a) Because his rival will also race there.
(b) Because he was excluded from the British Stud Book.
(c) Because he lost the race at Kenilworth Park.
(d) Because the purse is worth a million pounds.

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

5. What does the camel driver give Agba?
(a) Herbs.
(b) Advice.
(c) Camel's milk and honey.
(d) Directions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Agba immediately tell anyone about the foal's birth?

2. Why doesn't the mare eat the corn Agba brings her in Chapter 2?

3. Who supposedly makes the wind transform into the mare?

4. What does Agba see the mare doing when he wakes in Chapter 3?

5. What does the wild boar behind the stables do in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Sham sent to France?

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

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 does the old man in Chapter 2 describe the mare?

6. Why doesn't Agba break his fast with the other stable boys?

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

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

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

10. Why is Agba summoned to see the Sultan?

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