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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 does Pat say about the Black before Alec leaves for New York?
(a) He is a beauty.
(b) He wants Alec to let him keep the Black.
(c) He would make a good race horse.
(d) He is too wild to tame.

2. What does Henry try to convince his friend of at the track when he and Alec first arrive there in Chapter 13?
(a) They want the watchman to race against Henry.
(b) Alec is a well-known jockey.
(c) Napoleon is the racehorse.
(d) Henry is planning to race again.

3. What part of New York does Alec live?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Long Island.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Flushing.

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

5. What do two men standing on the street corner say when Alec and Henry ask them if they saw a horse?
(a) They say the horse looked injured.
(b) They say they have not seen any horse.
(c) They say the horse knocked them down as he ran by.
(d) They say they saw a horse pass by light lighting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it hard for Tony to go to work the first morning the Black is in the barn with Napoleon?

2. Why does Joe Russo think they could get the Black to race Sun Raider and Cyclone without being registered?

3. What is the name of the horse Henry used to race when he was young?

4. How long has Alec been gone from home when he arrives in New York in Chapter 8?

5. What is the name of the track Henry and Alec take the Black to in Chapter 13?

(see the answer key)

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