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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owns Sham in Chapter 12?

2. Who wins the race in Chapter 23?

3. Who are Cade and Regulus?

4. Who keeps Agba company while he is in prison?

5. What is written above Sham's stall in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Agba treated while in prison?

2. How does the Earl of Godolphin plan to save his stables from financial ruin?

3. How do Agba and Mr. Twickerham's opinions of Sham differ?

4. Why does the Earl of Godolphin invite Agba back to Gog Magog?

5. How do Sham and Agba escape from the carter?

6. How does the Earl of Godolphin punish Agba?

7. How does Agba anger the Earl of Godolphin?

8. What happens to Sham's pedigree while Agba is in prison?

9. How does Agba feel about Sham not being allowed to race at Newmarket?

10. Describe the family Sham sires with Roxana.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does pedigree play in Man 'o War's (Big Red) and Sham's careers? How important is a pedigree to each horse? How does each horse prove its pedigree?

Essay Topic 2

What role does language play in Agba's life? What advantages and disadvantages does Agba experience due to his inability to speak? How does the change in language that Agba experiences as he travels from country to country affect his character as well as Sham's character?

Essay Topic 3

How does Sham prove himself to be the "King of the Wind"? What type of title is this and how does he earn it? Which character or characters feel this title is important, and why?

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