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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what does Agba see when he awakens?
(a) The mare and her new foal.
(b) The new moon.
(c) Stars.
(d) Signor Achmet.

2. Why does Signor Achmet scold Agba in Chapter 2?
(a) Agba did not have permission to use a new blanket.
(b) Agba has used too much sand and hay in the mare's bed.
(c) Agba is spending too much time with the mare again.
(d) Agba is too slow in performing his tasks.

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

4. Why do Man 'o War's fans want him to race at Newmarket?
(a) Because his rival will also race there.
(b) Because he was excluded from the British Stud Book.
(c) Because the purse is worth a million pounds.
(d) Because he lost the race at Kenilworth Park.

5. Why do the palace guards allow Agba to pass the gate?
(a) They do not see him.
(b) Because he has a letter from Signor Achmet.
(c) Because he is the first slave boy of Signor Achmet.
(d) He bribes them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the two signs on the foal signify?

2. Whom does Sham seek for comfort?

3. What is the significance of the mark Agba discovers on the new foal?

4. What is the wheat ear?

5. What animal does the mare once outrun?

(see the answer key)

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