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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 rides into town with the Dowager Duchess of Marlborough and the Earl of Godolphin?

2. What crime is Agba accused of?

3. Who rescues Sham from the carter?

4. Where is the great race held in Chapter 23?

5. Where is Agba sent in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the carter treat Sham?

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

4. How does Agba anger the Earl of Godolphin?

5. How does Agba find Sham in Paris?

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

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

8. Why is Agba arrested?

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

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

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 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 how Signor Achmet's character changes from Morocco to France. What roles does he hold in each country and how does his station in life change between the two? What factors cause such a drastic change in his character? How does Agba's perception of Signor Achmet change as they travel from Morocco to France?

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