King of the
Wind
Chapter 15 "Benjamin Biggle Goes for a Ride" & Chapter 16 "At
the Sign of the Red Lion"
Chapter 15 "Benjamin Biggle Goes for a Ride" & Chapter 16
"At the Sign of the Red Lion"
1. Why did Jethro Coke buy Sham?
a) He needed a work horse for his farm.
b) He could not stand seeing Sham being mistreated.
c) His daughter wanted a horse to ride around the farm.
2. Who is Benjamin Biggle?
a) Jethro Coke's son-in-law
b) Jethro Coke's brother
c) Jethro Coke's stable man
3. How did Benjamin want to use Sham?
a) to pull his carriage
b) to ride over the farm
c) to pull his plow
4. What did Mistress Cockburn do for Agba?
a) She showed him how to grow vegetables.
b) She gave him a warm bed to sleep in.
c) She taught him letters.
5. How did Benjamin feel about riding Sham?
a) happy
b) afraid
c) excited
6. What did Benjamin want his father-in-law to do with Sham?
a) keep him
b) sell him
c) shoot him
7. What did Mister Coke decide to do with Sham?
a) sell him to Roger Williams at the Red Lion Inn
b) keep him to ride on his trip to the Red Lion Inn
c) give him to his nephew, Roger Williams
8. Why was Agba told to leave the inn.
a) Mistress Williams did not like Agba.
b) Mister Williams would not to spare any extra food to feed Agba.
c) Agba was caught stealing apples for Sham.
9. Why did Mister Williams and Sham not get along?
a) Mister Williams frightened Sham with the tools he carried like weapons and
brushed his coat of fur the wrong direction.
b) Mister Williams did not give Sham anything to eat except for hay, and Sham
was always hungry.
c) Mister Williams was always singing loudly and this frightened Sham and made
him step on Mister Williams' feet.
10. When Silas Slade, the horse-breaker, tried to ride Sham what happened?
a) After a few minutes of dancing around Sham calmed down and was gentle.
b) Sham was calm and let Silas ride him.
c) Sham threw Silas off his back.
11. Why was Agba taken to Newgate Jail?
a) Mistress Williams said he was a horse thief.
b) Mistress Williams caught him stealing food.
c) Mistress Williams caught him trespassing.
----------Key----------
1. (b)
2. (a)
3. (a)
4. (c)
5. (b)
6. (b)
7. (a)
8. (a)
9. (a)
10. (c)
11. (a)