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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 do two men standing on the street corner say when Alec and Henry ask them if they saw a horse?
(a) They say the horse knocked them down as he ran by.
(b) They say they saw a horse pass by light lighting.
(c) They say they have not seen any horse.
(d) They say the horse looked injured.

2. 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 passenger.
(b) A little boy.
(c) The captain.
(d) A sailor.

3. What does Jim Neville refer to the Black as in his article the day after seeing the Black at the Belmont?
(a) A Wild Stallion.
(b) A Useless Beast.
(c) A Mystery Horse.
(d) A True Thoroughbred.

4. Who gives the Black a horse blanket that says THE BLACK on it?
(a) Tony.
(b) Henry.
(c) Jim Neville.
(d) Alec's father.

5. Where does Alec go in search of the Black thinking he may have found his way there by instinct?
(a) The water pool.
(b) The berry bush.
(c) The apple trees.
(d) The shady grove.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Black do in Chapter 9 when he is running in the field and a hears a plane flying by?

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

3. Who does Henry write to in hopes of getting information about the Black?

4. What happened just after Chang won his last race with Henry?

5. Why does Alec say he cannot leave the island when the men first offer to take him to Rio de Janeiro?

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