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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which horse wins the race in the Prologue?

2. Where is the mark that Agba discovers located on the new foal?

3. Why does Agba train Sham to run longer?

4. What is desirable about Sham's neck?

5. In Chapter 3, what does Agba see when he awakens?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Signor Achmet's prophecies contradict each other?

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

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

4. Why does Mr. Riddle decide to retire Big Red?

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

6. Why is Sham sent to France?

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

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

9. Describe the foal born in Chapter 3.

10. How does Agba convince Signor Achmet that the foal is not unlucky?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Sham and Hobgoblin's rivalry affect the development of the story? What factors or characters have influenced their rivalry, and why? What other rivalries are evident in the novel and how do they relate to the rivalry between the two stallions?

Essay Topic 2

How does ownership affect Man 'o War's (Big Red) and Sham's characters? Discuss how the treatment of each of these horse's owners affects the horses' health, spirit, and success. Could Agba ever be considered an "owner"? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the successes of Man 'o War (Big Red) and Sham. How do these horses prove themselves? What challenges must they overcome in order to succeed? How do their trainers influence their successes?

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