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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Annoy him.
(c) Bite him.
(d) Scare him.

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

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

4. Who is the old horse using the only good stall at the old Halleran house?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) Nathaniel.
(c) Antonio.
(d) Bonaparte.

5. What is happening when Alec wakes to "the Black's shrill scream" (34) in Chapter 4?
(a) His shelter is on fire.
(b) It is raining.
(c) Black finds someone else is on the island.
(d) A snake is nearing Alec.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Whiff Sample and Bill Lee?

2. What does Alec tells his parents about the Black when he first sees them in New York?

3. How is Alec awoken on the ship in the middle of the night in Chapter 2?

4. Which character does not want to ride home with the Black, so they take the car?

5. Where is Alec's ship heading to before he boards another to the U.S. in Chapter 1?

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