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