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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who reduces Agba's bread ration?
(a) Other prisoners.
(b) The warden.
(c) The judge.
(d) The constable.

2. In Chapter 22, who does the Earl want to have watch the race?
(a) Roxana.
(b) Sham.
(c) Lath, Cade and Regulus.
(d) Grimalkin.

3. In Chapter 12, where does Agba look for Sham?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Milan.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

4. What does the horse-breaker recommend be done with Sham?
(a) That he be sent back to Morocco.
(b) That he be released into the wild.
(c) That he be sold for meat.
(d) That he be tied up and not fed.

5. Why is the Earl of Godolphin considering selling his stables?
(a) He is getting too old to manage the stables.
(b) He is tired of racing.
(c) He is planning to move to Spain.
(d) He is in great debt.

6. Which famous people attend the great race in Chapter 23?
(a) The President of the United States and the First Lady.
(b) The Sultan of Morocco and his three favorite wives.
(c) The King and Queen of England.
(d) The King and Queen of France.

7. How does Sham escape his stall?
(a) Agba lets him out.
(b) The groom forgot to latch the door.
(c) He kicks down the door.
(d) He jumps over the side wall.

8. What new name is Sham given in Chapter 18?
(a) Wind.
(b) Gog Magog.
(c) Blaze.
(d) Agba.

9. How does Agba find Sham in Chapter 12?
(a) He watches the horse sales.
(b) He posts ads.
(c) He asks store owners and horse trainers.
(d) He follows a carter.

10. What is the value of the Queen's plate?
(a) One million guineas.
(b) One thousand pounds.
(c) One thousand guineas.
(d) One hundred thousand pounds.

11. Who are Cade and Regulus?
(a) Stable boys.
(b) Guard dogs.
(c) Jockeys.
(d) Sham's sons.

12. What is Gog Magog?
(a) The name of Signor Achmet's estate.
(b) The name of the Earl's estate.
(c) The name of Sultan's palace.
(d) A small town in France.

13. In Chapter 22, who does the Earl want to have run in the race?
(a) Lath, Cade and Regulus.
(b) Agba.
(c) Sham.
(d) Hobgoblin.

14. Where is Sham stabled in Chapter 21?
(a) In an outside corral.
(b) In Hobgoblin's old stall.
(c) In his old stall.
(d) In the garden behind the main house.

15. Where is the great race held in Chapter 23?
(a) London.
(b) Gog Magog.
(c) Newmarket.
(d) Kenilworth Park.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who fathers the colt that outruns all of the Earl of Godophin's other colts?

2. How long is Agba in jail?

3. What does the carter threaten to do to Sham when the horse falls?

4. Who wins the race in Chapter 23?

5. In Chapter 20, who comes to visit Agba in his hovel?

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