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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the mare described as being like the wind?
(a) The wind cannot be tamed.
(b) She is fast.
(c) The wind is fierce.
(d) She is beautiful.

2. Why is Agba worried about the mare he tends?
(a) She is pregnant and not feeling well.
(b) Bad omens bode ill for the mare's foal.
(c) She has a lame leg.
(d) She will soon be sent to France.

3. What special treatment does Agba show the mare?
(a) He spends more time currying her than his other horses.
(b) He gives her spring water from a bucket.
(c) He sneaks her treats during the day.
(d) He talks to her gently.

4. Who supposedly makes the wind transform into the mare?
(a) A genie.
(b) The Jinn.
(c) Aladdin's lamp.
(d) Allah.

5. What does the wheat ear signify?
(a) It wards off evil.
(b) Health and strength.
(c) Evil and ill luck for the foal.
(d) Good luck for the foal and the stables.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Man 'o War's owner want him to race at Newmarket?

2. What does Agba see the mare doing when he wakes in Chapter 3?

3. Who tells Agba he must appear before the Sultan?

4. Why is Agba afraid to appear before the Sultan?

5. Why is the wild boar kept behind the Sultan's stables?

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