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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who leads the procession to the city limits in Chapter 9?
(a) Signor Achmet.
(b) Agba.
(c) Sham.
(d) The Sultan.

2. Why doesn't Agba eat with the other stable boys?
(a) Agba has given his ration to the mare.
(b) He tends to his mare's needs before his own.
(c) Agba does not like the other stable boys.
(d) They do not like Agba.

3. Why doesn't Signor Achmet think the mare's milk will be of use to the foal?
(a) He believes that sweetened camel's milk is better.
(b) The foal is too weak to nurse.
(c) The mare is weak and will die soon.
(d) The foal will be sent to another stable the next day.

4. What information does the scribe include in the Sultan's letter?
(a) The price of the horses and their boys is not negotiable.
(b) The horses are to return to Morocco after 20 years.
(c) The stable boys are to return to Morocco when their horses die.
(d) The Sultan will wage war on anyone who steals a horse.

5. What is written on the papers the Sultan includes in the horse's gifts?
(a) Bills of sale.
(b) Their pedigrees.
(c) Directions back to Morocco.
(d) Letters of introduction.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many horses does the Sultan own?

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

3. Where are the horses racing in the Prologue?

4. What advice does Man 'o War's trainer give the jockey?

5. Who supposedly makes the wind transform into the mare?

(see the answer key)

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