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

2. Why does Agba measure Sham in Chapter 8?
(a) To make sure his new stall is large enough.
(b) For a new saddle.
(c) For a new blanket.
(d) To compare him to other horses in the Sultan's stable.

3. Why does Agba stay close to the mare in Chapter 2?
(a) Because he loves her.
(b) He is lonely and has nowhere else to go.
(c) The Sultan ordered him to stay near his horses.
(d) The stables are warmer than his shack.

4. Why does Agba train Sham to run longer?
(a) To prepare him for the race.
(b) To prepare him for the long journey.
(c) So he will fetch the highest price at the market.
(d) Because Signor Achmet tells him to do so.

5. What is written on the papers the Sultan includes in the horse's gifts?
(a) Bills of sale.
(b) Their pedigrees.
(c) Directions back to Morocco.
(d) Letters of introduction.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the wild boar kept behind the Sultan's stables?

2. Why do the palace guards allow Agba to pass the gate?

3. Which country does Sir Barton represent?

4. What does the new moon represent to Agba?

5. What prophecy does Signor Achmet make in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mr. Riddle decide to retire Big Red?

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

3. How does Big Red win the race in Kenilworth Park against Sir Barton?

4. What does Sham do when the Chief Cook takes him to the market?

5. What is the significance of the new moon?

6. How does Agba help the mare prepare for delivery?

7. What is the significance of the white spot on the foal's heel?

8. How is Sham different from the other colts in the stable?

9. Why is Sham sent to France?

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

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