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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. Who smells of lavender and cakes?

2. After Agba leaves the cook, who hires him?

3. Who is Titus Twickerham?

4. How does Sham escape his stall?

5. Who destroys Sham's pedigree?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the Earl of Godolphin's stables.

4. How does the Earl of Godolphin punish Agba?

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

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

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

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

9. How does the carter treat Sham?

10. Why does the Earl of Godolphin invite Agba back to Gog Magog?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the Sultan and the Earl of Godolphin. What motivates each character? Describe how their similarities and differences affect the characters they rule. How do these two characters affect Sham's life?

Essay Topic 2

What role do signs and superstitions play in the novel? How do signs and superstitions affect Sham's character? How do signs and superstitions influence the actions of other characters? If this one element of the book had been omitted, how might Sham's life have been different?

Essay Topic 3

How does deception affect the characters in the novel? Which characters are deceptive and how do their actions affect Agba and Sham? Why do these characters choose to be deceptive and how do Agba and Sham rise above the circumstances that result from deception?

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