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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 - 6 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Alec awoken on the ship in the middle of the night in Chapter 2?
(a) The Captain shakes him.
(b) He is tossed from his bed during a storm.
(c) A siren wails.
(d) The Black licks him.

2. 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 wants to live on the island.
(c) Because they are strangers.
(d) Because he is afraid to get on a ship after the last one he was on sunk.

3. What happens in the dawn after Alec's shelter has burned down?
(a) The Black disappears.
(b) A ship anchors at the shore.
(c) A rescue plane arrives.
(d) Alec's finds another boy living on the island.

4. How soon after arriving in Rio de Janeiro does Alec learn a ship will be heading to the states?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 1 week.
(c) The next day.
(d) 3 days.

5. What does Alec find on the rocks at the shoreline which he remembers from biology class is edible?
(a) A red, leafy plant.
(b) Snails.
(c) Turtles.
(d) Carragheen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Pat bring Alec a radiogram from when Alec wakes at the start of Chapter 6?

3. What is happening when Alec wakes to "the Black's shrill scream" (34) in Chapter 4?

4. What boards the ship at the Arab port which draw attention?

5. Why is the Captain hesitant to allow the Black on the ship when he sees him on the island?

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