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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What aspect of the foal does Agba point out to Signor Achmet?
(a) His healthy coat and active behavior.
(b) His long neck.
(c) His long legs.
(d) The white spot on his heel.

2. What command does Signor Achmet give Agba in Chapter 1?
(a) Stay with the mare until she begins her labor.
(b) Go before the Sultan.
(c) Spend less time with the mare.
(d) Eat with the rest of the stable boys.

3. Why doesn't Man 'o War's owner want him to race at Newmarket?
(a) The expense of the Newmarket race would outweigh any gain.
(b) The journey to England would be too much for the horse.
(c) Because Man 'o War is too old to race again.
(d) Because Man 'o War does not need to prove his pedigree.

4. Why does Agba give the mare special treatment?
(a) Because she is the most beautiful horse in the herd.
(b) He loves her.
(c) She is his horse.
(d) Signor Achmet pays him to do so.

5. Who tells Agba that the mare is made of wind?
(a) The Sultan.
(b) An old man.
(c) An old woman.
(d) Signor Achmet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Sham seek for comfort?

2. What special treatment does Agba show the mare?

3. Why doesn't the mare eat the corn Agba brings her in Chapter 2?

4. What does Agba feed the foal in Chapter 5?

5. What country does Agba live in?

(see the answer key)

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