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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 Henry and Alec agree needs to be done so that the Black does not escape again?
(a) They need to tie the Black up.
(b) They can no longer let him run free.
(c) They need to relocate the Black to a more secure stable.
(d) They need to build a higher fence.

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

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

4. What do the men think when they hear the tale Alec tells when they find him on the island?
(a) They think Alec must be imagining things.
(b) They think Alec tried to steal their horse, the Black.
(c) They think Alec is lying to them.
(d) They think they have found the boy they have been searching for.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it hard for Tony to go to work the first morning the Black is in the barn with Napoleon?

2. What was the last race Henry rode with his horse, Chang?

3. Tony tells Alec that the Black reminds him of a younger version of which character?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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