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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) Burrs.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Pine needles.
(d) Water.

2. What does Tony tell Alec in the morning when Alec goes to the barn to see the Black in Chapter 9?
(a) He tells Alec that the Black ate all the feed and he needs more.
(b) He tells Alec he does think the Black should stay in the barn with Napoleon.
(c) He tells Alec he is no longer afraid of the Black.
(d) He tells Alec he knows who owns the Black.

3. What does Pat say about the Black before Alec leaves for New York?
(a) He is too wild to tame.
(b) He wants Alec to let him keep the Black.
(c) He is a beauty.
(d) He would make a good race horse.

4. Where is the race between Cyclone and Sun Raider set to take place?
(a) Flushing.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Boston.
(d) New York.

5. Who tells Henry and Alec he is only at the track because he is a "newspaper man" (146)?
(a) Jim Neville.
(b) Bill Lee.
(c) Whiff Sample.
(d) Joe Russo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Alec's hair?

2. What accent do the men who arrive on the island have?

3. What summer work had Alec done in the past in the area where he searches for the Black with Henry?

4. What game does Alec tell Henry he and the Black are playing when Alec brings Whiff and Bill to the barn?

5. What do Henry and Alec agree needs to be done so that the Black does not escape again?

(see the answer key)

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