View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What summer work had Alec done in the past in the area where he searches for the Black with Henry?
(a) He was a landscaper.
(b) He was a caddy.
(c) He delivered milk.
(d) He was a farmhand.

2. Why does Jim Neville remember Henry when he first meets him at the track in Chapter 15?
(a) Henry and Jim went to school together.
(b) Henry used to work with Jim.
(c) He remembers Henry from his racing days.
(d) Henry trained Jim.

3. Who calls Henry telling him preparations are all set for the race the day after Alec's father agrees to let him race?
(a) Jim Neville.
(b) Mrs. Dailey.
(c) Mr. Volence.
(d) Mr. Hurst.

4. What does Henry say about the Black the first time he sees him run across the field?
(a) He does not look healthy.
(b) He would make a great racehorse.
(c) He should be set free.
(d) Napoleon is faster.

5. What do Alec's parents say they will be sending to Rio de Janeiro for Alec when he arrives there?
(a) Food.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Tickets back home.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Pat bring Alec a radiogram from when Alec wakes at the start of Chapter 6?

2. Who arrives at the Ramsay's just as Alec his telling is father that he will race the Black in Chicago?

3. Where does Alec's father tell him his mother is going to visit her sister in Chapter 15?

4. What do they need to do in order to get the Black into the truck to head to the train station for Chicago at the end of Chapter 16?

5. What does Henry bring to Alec when Alec is cleaning the Black in the barn after school in Chapter 11?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 311 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample