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

2. What does Alec begin to feed the Black regularly on the island?
(a) Berries.
(b) Fish.
(c) The carragheen moss.
(d) Sugar.

3. What doe Alec bring to the Black every day toward the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Leaves.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Hay.

4. What is the name of the family who owns the old Halleran place where Alec hopes to keep the Black?
(a) The Donahues.
(b) The Ramsays.
(c) The Drurys.
(d) The Daileys.

5. What does the Black attack in Chapter 4 possibly in order to save Alec?
(a) A scorpion.
(b) A coyote.
(c) A venomous snake.
(d) A snapping turtle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Alec's parents say they will be sending to Rio de Janeiro for Alec when he arrives there?

2. What happens in the dawn after Alec's shelter has burned down?

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

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

5. Based on the Black's physique, what does Alec think he may be going to England for?

(see the answer key)

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