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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 - 11 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days does Alec figure he has been on the island when he realizes it must be September 21?
(a) 19.
(b) 35.
(c) 3.
(d) 180.

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) The Black.
(c) His money.
(d) His pocket knife.

3. 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.

4. What happens the first time Alec tries to get on the Black's back while on the island?
(a) The Black runs away in terror.
(b) The Black flings Alec off.
(c) The Black gnashes his teeth at Alec.
(d) The Black allows Alec to ride him.

5. What does Henry Daily say his horse might do to the Black when Alec seems concerned about keeping them close together?
(a) Calm him.
(b) Bite him.
(c) Annoy him.
(d) Scare him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the family who owns the old Halleran place where Alec hopes to keep the Black?

2. Where do the men who find Alec on the island tell him they are heading?

3. Who wrote The Black Stallion?

4. What does Alec think of when a storm sets him while on the ship back home in Chapter 7?

5. Who does Alec hear saying "Dio Mio!" in the barn in the middle of the night on Alec's first night back home?

(see the answer key)

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