The Caliph stork

What is the setting of the prologue?

• Desert

• Forest

• Hills

• Kingdom

What did the guards do as soon as they saw the man on the horseback?

• The guards embraced the horseman as soon as they saw him.

• The guards put their weapons on charge.

• The guards rushed towards the horseman to fight with him.

• The guards did not show any interest in the horseman.

What did the horseman give his name as?

• Ali Ben Mansor

• Caliph Chasid

• Selim Baruch

• Umar

Which place did the horseman belong to?

• Baghdad

• Kabul

• Mecca

• Medina

Who welcomed the horseman into the tents?

• Guards

• One of the merchants

• The peddler

• The slave

The peddler ‘dressed in rags’ suggests that he __________.

• was a poor man

• was a rich man

• fought with someone

• played a game

What kind of a man was the peddler?

• Energetic, young man

• Stooping, sick man

• Stout, middle – aged man

• Weak, old man

Ali Ben Mansor looked so pale because he ___________.

• didn’t have any money to spare

• was fearful of the Caliph

• was sick

• was tired

Which characteristic trait of the Caliph is revealed when he notices a little drawer in the peddler’s box?

• Careless

• Curious

• Inattentive

• Thoughtless

How was the writing on the piece of paper, found inside the drawer of the peddler?

• Letters were written in calligraphy.

• Letters were written in cursive.

• Letters were illegible.

• Letters were printed.