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

2. What does Alec grab from his room before going to the deck after he awakes in Chapter 2?
(a) His wallet.
(b) His slippers.
(c) His lifejacket.
(d) Some sugar.

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

4. Why is the Captain hesitant to allow the Black on the ship when he sees him on the island?
(a) He is too big.
(b) He hates horses.
(c) He is too wild.
(d) He has too many horses on board.

5. What remnant from the sinking ship Alec was on does Alec find on the island when making his shelter?
(a) A lifeboat.
(b) The captain's hat.
(c) A tea cup.
(d) Driftwood that says Drake.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what do they call the place where the ship gets "inspected before passing into New York Harbor" (59)?

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

3. What color is Alec's hair?

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

5. What does Henry Daily say his horse might do to the Black when Alec seems concerned about keeping them close together?

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