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

2. What does Signor Achmet announce in Chapter 8?
(a) Agba has been sold.
(b) Sham will be going to France.
(c) Sham will be going to England.
(d) Sham has been sold.

3. 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.

4. What do the stable boys do aboard the ship bound for France?
(a) Pray for their horses.
(b) Man the heavy sails on stormy seas.
(c) Tend their horses.
(d) Sit below the deck.

5. What does the wild boar behind the stables do in Chapter 3?
(a) Squeals.
(b) Escapes his pen.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Grunts and coughs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country does Agba live in?

2. Which horse wins the race in the Prologue?

3. What does the camel driver give Agba?

4. What information does the scribe include in the Sultan's letter?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Sham sent to France?

5. What is the significance of the new moon?

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

7. How does the captain of the ship deceive the Sultan?

8. How does Agba help the mare prepare for delivery?

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

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

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