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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alec uses to fill the holes in his driftwood shelter on the island?
(a) Seaweed.
(b) Sand.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Mud.

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

3. Which character does not want to ride home with the Black, so they take the car?
(a) Alec's father.
(b) Alec's mother.
(c) Joe Russo.
(d) Alec.

4. What is the place Alec wants to keep the Black when he gets home used for?
(a) It is a market.
(b) It is a town hall.
(c) It is a restaurant.
(d) To accommodate tourists.

5. Why does Pat ask Alec for his address at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) So he can radio Alec's parents.
(b) So he can get Alec a cab home.
(c) So he can write to Alec.
(d) So he can find out if they are neighbors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alec do in hopes he will find water to drink when he reaches the island?

2. 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?

3. In Chapter 7, what does Alec refuse to do when sick despite a doctor suggesting it?

4. Who does Alec hear saying "Dio Mio!" in the barn in the middle of the night on Alec's first night back home?

5. What does Mrs. Dailey tell Alec she will do if he does a good job fixing up the stall in the barn?

(see the answer key)

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