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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 do Alec's parents say they will be sending to Rio de Janeiro for Alec when he arrives there?
(a) Money.
(b) Food.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Tickets back home.

2. What does Alec's father want Alec to do before he leaves for the race in Chicago?
(a) Take his exams.
(b) Mow the lawn.
(c) Clean his room.
(d) Send word to his mother.

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

4. Why does Jim Neville remember Henry when he first meets him at the track in Chapter 15?
(a) Henry and Jim went to school together.
(b) Henry trained Jim.
(c) He remembers Henry from his racing days.
(d) Henry used to work with Jim.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened just after Chang won his last race with Henry?

2. What does Pat say about the Black before Alec leaves for New York?

3. Where is the race between Cyclone and Sun Raider set to take place?

4. Why does Alec say he cannot leave the island when the men first offer to take him to Rio de Janeiro?

5. Where does Alec go in search of the Black thinking he may have found his way there by instinct?

(see the answer key)

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