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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the stable boys do aboard the ship bound for France?
(a) Pray for their horses.
(b) Tend their horses.
(c) Sit below the deck.
(d) Man the heavy sails on stormy seas.

2. What does Sham do to the English horse-breaker hired to tame him?
(a) Knocks his hat off.
(b) Kicks him.
(c) Bites him.
(d) Throws him to the ground.

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

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

5. Who refuses to let Agba stay with Sham in Chapter 15?
(a) Mr. Williams.
(b) Mistress Cockburn.
(c) Mrs. Williams.
(d) Mr. Biggle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sham anger the carter?

2. What animal also lives in Sham's shed in Chapter 12?

3. What does Bishop Fleury advise the King to do with the Moroccan horses?

4. When does the foal begin to nurse from the mare?

5. What is Man 'o War's nickname?

(see the answer key)

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