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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 - 6 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a man try to do to Alec while they are waiting to be put on lifeboats in Chapter 2?
(a) He tries to take his lifejacket off of him.
(b) He tries to steal his food.
(c) He tries to throw him overboard.
(d) He tries to put him in a lifeboat.

2. What happens when the Black sees a chestnut horse while boarding the ship to the states in Chapter 6?
(a) The horses owner says the Black is his.
(b) They want to play.
(c) They fight.
(d) Alec worries the Black will become agitated so he blindfolds him.

3. Why is the Captain hesitant to allow the Black on the ship when he sees him on the island?
(a) He is too wild.
(b) He has too many horses on board.
(c) He hates horses.
(d) He is too big.

4. How does Alec feel at night the first time he is able to ride the Black on the island?
(a) Sore but happy.
(b) Cold.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Homesick.

5. What boards the ship at the Arab port which draw attention?
(a) A giraffe.
(b) A camel.
(c) A black stallion.
(d) An elephant.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Alec go to visit his Uncle Ralph?

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?

4. What is happening when Alec wakes to "the Black's shrill scream" (34) in Chapter 4?

5. What happens in the dawn after Alec's shelter has burned down?

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