Chapter 7 " The Sultan's Command" & Chapter 8 "Six Steeds for a King"

1. How did Sham run?
a) He usually lost.
b) He was very fast and always won races in was in.

2. What did Agba do to get ready to see Sultan Mulai Ismael?
a) He was given a new set of cloths and sandals.
b) He bathed.
c) His head was shaved and he bathed three times.

3. Why was Agba afraid to go to the Sultan?
a) He was mean and used a whip on the horseboys.
b) No horseboys had ever returned from seeing him.
c) The Sultan had a temper and yelled.

4. Who was Mulai Ismael?
a) Emperor of all Morocco
b) Commander of the army of Morocco
c) Overseer of the emperor's stables

5. What did the Sultan look like?
a) He was a very old man and looked much like Santa Claus with a long white beard. He was dressed all in gold.
b) He was a handsome man with a white beard and tanned skin. He was dressed in blue robes with a golden sash.
c) He looked like a camel with a split lip, heavy eyelids, and spongy feet. He was dressed all in white.

6. What did the Sultan want Signor Achmet to do?
a) have the horseboys trained as jockeys to race the Arabian horses in a race against the horses belonging to Louis XV, King of France
b) choose six of the best steeds in the stables for a gift to Louis XV, King of France
c) He wanted the horseboys to take over the jobs of fly-flicker, sword carrier, slipper boy, and teamaker.

7. The Sultan wanted Signor Achmet to choose ___________ for the gift to the King.
a) mares
b) stallions

8. The Sultan wanted all the horses to be _______________ .
a) the same color
b) different colors

9. Besides the color, what other feature did the Sultan want the horses to have?
a) The horses had to be measured for the "correct" proportions.
b) The horses had to be the "correct" height.
c) The horses had to possess a good luck mark on their bodies.

10. Each horse was to go France with his own ______________ .
a) jockey
b) saddle
c) horseboy

11. Why did the Sultan give the King of France this gift?
a) He wanted gifts and favors in return.
b) The King was his nephew.
c) He wanted to make peace between the two countries which had been at war.

12. Why did Agba not answer when the Sultan asked him how old he was?
a) He was a mute.
b) He was frightened.



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1. (b)
2. (c)
3. (b)
4. (a)
5. (c)
6. (b)
7. (b)
8. (b)
9. (a)
10. (c)
11. (a)
12. (a)