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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1 - 3 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alec do in hopes he will find water to drink when he reaches the island?
(a) He yells for help.
(b) He wanders aimlessly figuring he will find water eventually.
(c) He follows the Black's hoof prints.
(d) He looks for houses.

2. Where does Alec go to visit his Uncle Ralph?
(a) China.
(b) Italy.
(c) Australia.
(d) India.

3. What does one of the Arab men do when Captain Watson appears angry at the large cargo they are loading on his ship in Chapter 1?
(a) Fires him.
(b) Argues with him.
(c) Tells him they will find another ship.
(d) Gives him money.

4. What does Alec see up ahead after he notices he and the Black are going into the waves rather than against them in Chapter 2?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Larger buildings.
(c) A forest.
(d) A small island.

5. In Chapter 2, what happens to one of the men who had helped bring the Black aboard the ship?
(a) He drowns trying to save the Black.
(b) He drowns while attempting to jump into a lifeboat.
(c) He slits his wrists.
(d) He tries to take Alec's lifejacket.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Alec awoken on the ship in the middle of the night in Chapter 2?

2. What is one of the physical signs of dehydration Alec exhibits in Chapter 3?

3. What does Alec find on the rocks at the shoreline which he remembers from biology class is edible?

4. Why does Alec make a spear with his pocket knife?

5. What American state is Alec from?

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