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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. Why does Agba give the mare special treatment?
(a) She is his horse.
(b) Signor Achmet pays him to do so.
(c) Because she is the most beautiful horse in the herd.
(d) He loves her.

2. What does the Sultan ask Agba?
(a) Sham's location.
(b) The mare's location.
(c) His name.
(d) To kneel.

3. Who tells Agba he must appear before the Sultan?
(a) Another stable boy.
(b) Signor Achmet.
(c) The Sultan's second wife.
(d) The Chief Guard.

4. Which horse wins the race in the Prologue?
(a) Sir Barton.
(b) Man o' War.
(c) The race is a tie.
(d) Sham.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is desirable about Sham's neck?

2. How long does it take for Signor Achmet, the horses, and the stable boys to sail to France?

3. How does the Sultan test a new saber?

4. What do the two signs on the foal signify?

5. What aspect of the foal does Agba point out to Signor Achmet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why is Agba summoned to see the Sultan?

8. How does the Chief Cook rid himself of Sham?

9. Describe the foal born in Chapter 3.

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

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