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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. Where is Sham stabled in Chapter 21?

2. Who is Roxana?

3. How long is Agba in jail?

4. Who buys Sham in Chapter 18?

5. What does Mr. Biggle want Mr. Coke to buy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Agba arrested?

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. How does Agba anger the Earl of Godolphin?

7. How does Agba feel about Sham not being allowed to race at Newmarket?

8. Describe the Earl of Godolphin's stables.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how the concepts of obedience and rebellion affect the characters in the novel. What role does culture play in obedience in the novel? How does rebellious behavior affect the characters in the novel? What changes in Sham and Agba's behavior can be attributed to rebellion?

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

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?

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