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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. How does Agba find Sham in Chapter 12?

2. What new name is Sham given in Chapter 18?

3. Who reduces Agba's bread ration?

4. Who is Jethro Coke?

5. Where is Sham stabled in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does the Earl of Godolphin invite Agba into his home in Chapter 22?

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

6. Why is Agba afraid to be alone in prison?

7. How does Sham prove his pedigree?

8. How does Agba find Sham in Paris?

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

10. Why is Agba arrested?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the relationship Agba has with animals in the novel. How do his relationships with the animals in the novel affect his character? Why are these relationships important to Agba and how do they provide fulfillment for his character?

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