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

2. What happens just before Alec falls to the floor of the deck unconscious in Chapter 2?
(a) The Black kicks Alec.
(b) Alec feels faint with hunger.
(c) A passenger shoves Alec into a wall.
(d) Lighting strikes the boat.

3. What is the Black doing when Alec finds him near the water spring on the island in Chapter 3?
(a) Drinking water.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Eating grass.
(d) Killing a snake.

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

5. What does Alec finally tell his father while he is reading the sports page after dinner in Chapter 16?
(a) He is afraid the Black cannot win the race.
(b) He wants to quit school and become a jockey.
(c) The Black is the mystery horse.
(d) He does not want to keep the Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, a man on board the ship heading to the United States tells Alec that the Black is the only animal on board who is not what?

2. Who does Joe say he will bring to the track to see if the Black is as fast as Henry says he is?

3. In Chapter 7, what do they call the place where the ship gets "inspected before passing into New York Harbor" (59)?

4. What does Jake tell Alec in Chapter 15 when he rides in front of the news reporters and he wakes on the ground with a clutch of Black mane in his hand and asks if he fell?

5. Who gives the Black a horse blanket that says THE BLACK on it?

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