King of the
Wind
Chapter 5 "The Wheat Ear" & Chapter 6
"Camel's Milk and Honey"
Chapter 5 "The Wheat Ear" & Chapter 6 "Camel's Milk and Honey"
1. What did Signor Achmet notice when he first saw the foal?
a) It was the color of the sun.
b) It had a white spot on its heel.
c) It had a cross-graining of hairs on its chest.
2. What did the wheat ear mean?
a) bad luck
b) good luck
c) The horse would be fast.
3. How did Agba save the foal's life?
a) He ran in front of the foal when Signor Achmet was getting ready to swing the
saber to kill it.
b) He showed Signor Achmet the white spot on the foal's hind heel when he was
going to kill the foal with a saber.
c) He told Signor Achmet that he would take care of the foal, and he did not
have to worry with it.
4. Why was a boar in the stable?
a) to keep intruders out of the stable
b) to eat the left over food
c) to turn away the evil spirits
5. What happened to the mare?
a) She died a few days after she gave birth.
b) She ran away.
c) She broke her leg and had to be killed.
6. What did Agba do when he was upset?
a) ran as fast as he could
b) went to the stable to cry
c) got in a fight with the other stable boys
7. How did Agba save the colt's life?
a) He feed him camel's milk and honey after his mother died.
b) He took him to the vet when he was sick.
c) He stopped the boar from charging the new colt.
8. Where did Agba sleep at night?
a) in a hammock with with other horseboys
b) on a mattress in the stall with Sham
c) in a small house behind the stables
9. What did Sham do when he was afraid?
a) He ran to Agba.
b) He hid in the stable.
c) He ran out to the edge of the pasture.
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1. (c)
2. (a)
3. (b)
4. (c)
5. (a)
6. (a)
7. (a)
8. (b)
9. (a)