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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 does Mr. Biggle want Mr. Coke to buy?
(a) A new hat.
(b) A carriage.
(c) Sham.
(d) His store.

2. What does Sham do to the English horse-breaker hired to tame him?
(a) Throws him to the ground.
(b) Bites him.
(c) Kicks him.
(d) Knocks his hat off.

3. Which chore does Agba despise in Chapter 19?
(a) Cleaning Hobgoblin's stall.
(b) Drawing and carrying water for the duchess.
(c) Beating the horse blankets.
(d) Cleaning the jockeys' silks.

4. Who leaves with Agba in Chapter 20?
(a) Hobgoblin.
(b) Roxana.
(c) Sham and Grimalkin.
(d) Mr. Twickerham.

5. Who buys Sham from Mr. Coke?
(a) The Earl.
(b) Mr. Biggle.
(c) Mistress Cockburn.
(d) Mr. Williams.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Agba do to earn money in Chapter 13?

2. In Chapter 22, who does the Earl want to have run in the race?

3. How does Agba find Sham in Chapter 12?

4. Who smells of lavender and cakes?

5. In Chapter 22, who does the Earl want to have watch the race?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Agba survive alone on the streets of Paris?

2. What happens when Mrs. Williams separates Agba and Sham?

3. How does the Earl of Godolphin plan to save his stables from financial ruin?

4. What special treatment does Hobgoblin receive at the Gog Magog stables?

5. Why doesn't Benjamin Biggle want to ride Sham?

6. What happens to Sham's pedigree while Agba is in prison?

7. How does Agba anger the Earl of Godolphin?

8. How does Mrs. Cockburn help Agba in prison?

9. How does Sham prove his pedigree?

10. What special treatment does Sham receive when he returns from Wicken Fen?

(see the answer keys)

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