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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. How long does it take for Signor Achmet, the horses, and the stable boys to sail to France?
(a) Six months.
(b) Twelve weeks.
(c) Four months.
(d) Four weeks.

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

3. In Chapter 2, when does Agba eat his meal?
(a) He does not get to eat.
(b) Before he feeds his horses.
(c) After he has fed all of his horses.
(d) After he has fed his mare.

4. What promise does Agba make to the foal?
(a) To search for a new mare.
(b) To be his father and care for him.
(c) To avenge his mother's death.
(d) To buy him back.

5. Where does Signor Achmet go in Chapter 11?
(a) To Spain.
(b) To the French army.
(c) Back to Morocco.
(d) To the royal stables

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the horses and their stable boys look like to the Duke when they arrive in France?

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

4. Which famous horse is Man o' War descended from?

5. Who leads the procession to the city limits in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Agba's disability save his life?

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

3. Why do Mr. Riddle's friends want him to send Big Red to England?

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

5. Why is Agba summoned to see the Sultan?

6. What advice does Big Red's trainer give the horse's jockey, and why?

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

8. What special treatment does Agba give the pregnant mare?

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

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

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