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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which country does Sir Barton represent?
(a) England.
(b) America.
(c) Canada.
(d) Morocco.
2. What does the Duke advise the King to do with the Moroccan horses?
(a) Send all but one back to Morocco.
(b) Send them to the circus.
(c) Assign them to transport goods for the army.
(d) Sell them to the King of Spain.
3. Why doesn't Agba immediately tell anyone about the foal's birth?
(a) He enjoys watching the new foal and his favorite mare.
(b) The foal is only one of a thousand born that year.
(c) He is too tired to get up.
(d) He is afriad the foal is dying.
4. What do the horses and their stable boys look like to the Duke when they arrive in France?
(a) Exotic circus performers.
(b) Graceful gazelles.
(c) Skin and bones.
(d) Angry bears.
5. What country does Agba live in?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Canada.
(d) England.
6. What special treatment does Agba show the mare?
(a) He sneaks her treats during the day.
(b) He talks to her gently.
(c) He spends more time currying her than his other horses.
(d) He gives her spring water from a bucket.
7. Why does the Sultan want Signor Achmet to select six horses and six horse boys?
(a) To sell.
(b) To race.
(c) To test his new saber.
(d) To send as a gift to the new King of France.
8. How long does it take for Signor Achmet, the horses, and the stable boys to sail to France?
(a) Four months.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) Twelve weeks.
(d) Six months.
9. Why doesn't Agba eat with the other stable boys?
(a) He tends to his mare's needs before his own.
(b) Agba does not like the other stable boys.
(c) Agba has given his ration to the mare.
(d) They do not like Agba.
10. In Chapter 11, what does Signor Achmet give Agba before he leaves?
(a) An embrace.
(b) Sham's bag.
(c) A letter for the King of Morocco.
(d) A handshake.
11. Who is Man 'o War's owner?
(a) Mr. Riddle.
(b) Mr. Barton.
(c) The Sultan of Morocco.
(d) The Earl of Godolphin.
12. Why does Signor Achmet scold Agba in Chapter 2?
(a) Agba is too slow in performing his tasks.
(b) Agba is spending too much time with the mare again.
(c) Agba has used too much sand and hay in the mare's bed.
(d) Agba did not have permission to use a new blanket.
13. Who owns the horses that Agba tends?
(a) Signor Achmet.
(b) Mr. Barton.
(c) Mr. Riddle.
(d) The Sultan.
14. In Chapter 1, how many horses does Agba care for?
(a) One.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Six.
(d) Ten.
15. In Chapter 3, what does Agba see when he awakens?
(a) The mare and her new foal.
(b) Signor Achmet.
(c) The new moon.
(d) Stars.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Agba feed the foal in Chapter 5?
2. Why is Agba startled by Signor Achmet's appearance in Chapter 4?
3. Why is the mare described as being like the wind?
4. Why does the cook sell Sham?
5. What is the meaning of the Arabic name Sham?
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