King of the Wind Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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King of the Wind Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Agba look for outside the palace walls?
(a) Water.
(b) A goat.
(c) A camel.
(d) A nursing mare.

2. What is the significance of the mark Agba discovers on the new foal?
(a) The foal will be swift.
(b) The foal will be a good jumper.
(c) The foal will be unlucky.
(d) The foal will be strong.

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

4. 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) They do not like Agba.
(d) Agba does not like the other stable boys.

5. Why does the cook sell Sham?
(a) To punish Agba.
(b) Sham is too disobedient.
(c) The king orders the sale.
(d) The cook has too many debts.

6. What mark does Agba notice on the new foal?
(a) A dark spot.
(b) A stripe.
(c) A white spot.
(d) A wheat ear.

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

8. What does the King decide to do with the Moroccan horses?
(a) Sell them to the King of Spain.
(b) Send them to the circus.
(c) Send five horses to the army and keep one for his Cheif Cook.
(d) Send them all back to Morocco.

9. Where does Agba fall asleep at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) In his cot.
(b) In the straw.
(c) On a table.
(d) Outside the stables.

10. Why is Agba afraid to appear before the Sultan?
(a) He is afraid he will die.
(b) The Sultan might have sold him.
(c) He knows he is guilty.
(d) He cannot find the mare.

11. Which horse is Man o' War racing?
(a) Big Red.
(b) Sir Barton.
(c) Sir Riddle.
(d) Sham.

12. What do the horses and their stable boys look like to the Duke when they arrive in France?
(a) Exotic circus performers.
(b) Skin and bones.
(c) Graceful gazelles.
(d) Angry bears.

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

14. Why does the Sultan want Signor Achmet to select six horses and six horse boys?
(a) To race.
(b) To sell.
(c) To test his new saber.
(d) To send as a gift to the new King of France.

15. What does Agba feed the foal in Chapter 5?
(a) Water and new grain.
(b) Goat's milk and honey.
(c) Camel's milk and honey.
(d) Boiled oats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the new moon represent to Agba?

2. What does Agba think the Sultan looks like?

3. Why doesn't Agba immediately tell anyone about the foal's birth?

4. What is the meaning of the Arabic name Sham?

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

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