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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 steal his food.
(b) He tries to throw him overboard.
(c) He tries to take his lifejacket off of him.
(d) He tries to put him in a lifeboat.

2. What remnant from the sinking ship Alec was on does Alec find on the island when making his shelter?
(a) A tea cup.
(b) The captain's hat.
(c) A lifeboat.
(d) Driftwood that says Drake.

3. Who does Pat bring Alec a radiogram from when Alec wakes at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) The captain of The Drake.
(b) His uncle.
(c) HIs parents.
(d) A news reporter.

4. Why does Alec say he cannot leave the island when the men first offer to take him to Rio de Janeiro?
(a) Because he will not leave the Black.
(b) Because he is afraid to get on a ship after the last one he was on sunk.
(c) Because they are strangers.
(d) Because he wants to live on the island.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Alec that he has never seen anything like what the Black did after the encounter with the chestnut horse in Chapter 6?

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

3. Why does Pat ask Alec for his address at the end of Chapter 5?

4. How does Alec feel at night the first time he is able to ride the Black on the island?

5. What part of Alec's body is covered in blood when he regains consciousness on the boat's deck in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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