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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What command does Signor Achmet give Agba in Chapter 1?
(a) Stay with the mare until she begins her labor.
(b) Spend less time with the mare.
(c) Go before the Sultan.
(d) Eat with the rest of the stable boys.

2. How does Agba's society explain unusual occurrences?
(a) Through signs and superstitions.
(b) By consulting the elders.
(c) With reason and logic.
(d) Through scientific observation.

3. What does Agba think the Sultan looks like?
(a) A satin pillow.
(b) A sweet potato.
(c) A camel.
(d) The wild boar.

4. What does the new moon represent to Agba?
(a) A chance to escape the Sultan.
(b) A bad omen for the mare's unborn foal.
(c) A favorable sign for the mare's unborn foal.
(d) The beginning of a new life.

5. What is desirable about Sham's neck?
(a) It is short and stocky, indicating strength.
(b) It arches well.
(c) It is long and stretches nicely when he is running.
(d) His good luck mark can be seen when he is running.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Sultan pleased with Agba's silence?

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

3. Why is Agba afraid to appear before the Sultan?

4. What mark does Agba notice on the new foal?

5. Who is Man 'o War's owner?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the old man in Chapter 2 describe the mare?

2. How does Agba convince Signor Achmet that the foal is not unlucky?

3. How does Agba prepare for his audience with the Sultan?

4. Describe the omen Signor Achmet discovers on the foal.

5. How does the Chief Cook rid himself of Sham?

6. Describe the gifts the Sultan gives the horses before they leave for France.

7. Why is Agba afraid to appear before the Sultan?

8. Why doesn't Agba break his fast with the other stable boys?

9. Why doesn't the mare eat her corn?

10. Why doesn't Agba report the foal's birth to Signor Achmet?

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