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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Agba startled by Signor Achmet's appearance in Chapter 4?
(a) He was asleep.
(b) Signor Achmet never comes to the stables at night.
(c) Singor Achmet rarely bothers to see newborn foals.
(d) He expects to be in trouble for not reporting the foal's birth.

2. Who rescues Sham from the carter?
(a) The cook.
(b) Signor Achmet.
(c) The owner of the tack shop.
(d) An Englishman.

3. Why is Agba afraid to appear before the Sultan?
(a) He cannot find the mare.
(b) The Sultan might have sold him.
(c) He is afraid he will die.
(d) He knows he is guilty.

4. What is the wheat ear?
(a) A pattern of clouds.
(b) A hand sign made by Signor Achmet to ward off evil.
(c) A hair pattern on the foal that resembles a ripened beard of wheat.
(d) Food for the horses.

5. Why does Agba train Sham to run longer?
(a) Because Signor Achmet tells him to do so.
(b) So he will fetch the highest price at the market.
(c) To prepare him for the race.
(d) To prepare him for the long journey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Agba pray for in Chapter 5?

2. How many horses does the Sultan own?

3. How does Agba find Sham in Chapter 12?

4. What country does Agba live in?

5. Who buys Sham in Chapter 18?

(see the answer key)

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