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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 and 16 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Black covered in when Alec finds him in Chapter 10 after he escaped from the barn?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Pine needles.
(c) Water.
(d) Burrs.

2. What does the Captain tell Alec not to let anyone steal from him when Alec says goodbye before leaving Rio de Janeiro?
(a) His tickets.
(b) His pocket knife.
(c) The Black.
(d) His money.

3. Who is waiting at the Belmont when Henry and Alec arrive at the start of Chapter 15?
(a) Jim Neville and Joe Russo.
(b) Mrs. Dailey and Tony.
(c) Alec's mother and father.
(d) Whiff Sample and Bill Lee.

4. Why does Pat ask Alec for his address at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) So he can radio Alec's parents.
(b) So he can write to Alec.
(c) So he can find out if they are neighbors.
(d) So he can get Alec a cab home.

5. Who tells Alec that he has never seen anything like what the Black did after the encounter with the chestnut horse in Chapter 6?
(a) A little boy.
(b) A sailor.
(c) A passenger.
(d) The captain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Captain hesitant to allow the Black on the ship when he sees him on the island?

2. What do two men standing on the street corner say when Alec and Henry ask them if they saw a horse?

3. What word does Alec's father use when he asks Henry what he and Alec have been up to with regards to their plan to race the Black in Chicago?

4. What does Jim suggest Henry and Alec stop doing as momentum around the mystery horse begins to build in Chapter 15?

5. Where does Alec go in search of the Black thinking he may have found his way there by instinct?

(see the answer key)

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