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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 carriage.
(b) A new hat.
(c) His store.
(d) Sham.

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

3. How does Agba find Sham in Chapter 12?
(a) He follows a carter.
(b) He posts ads.
(c) He watches the horse sales.
(d) He asks store owners and horse trainers.

4. Where is Agba sent in Chapter 20?
(a) Wicken Fen.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Gog Magog.
(d) London.

5. Who appeals to the warden on Agba's behalf in Chapter 16?
(a) Mr. Williams.
(b) Mr. Coke.
(c) Mrs. Williams.
(d) Mr. Biggle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who keeps Agba company while he is in prison?

2. Who is Grimalkin?

3. Who does Sham knock down on the stable floor in Chapter 19?

4. Who leaves with Agba in Chapter 20?

5. Who calls on the police to arrest Sham?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Earl of Godolphin's stables.

2. Describe the family Sham sires with Roxana.

3. How does the carter treat Sham?

4. How do Agba and Mr. Twickerham's opinions of Sham differ?

5. Why is Agba arrested?

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

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

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

9. How do Sham and Agba escape from the carter?

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

(see the answer keys)

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