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

2. What happens when an inspector opens the door to the Black's stall in Chapter 7?
(a) The Black bites the inspector.
(b) The Black kicks the inspectors into the door.
(c) Alec yells at the inspector to stop.
(d) The inspector says the Black cannot go to New York.

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

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

5. Why is the woman who owns the old Halleran house surprised when she sees Alec at her house?
(a) She is not used to visitors.
(b) She had told Alec never to come by.
(c) He looks so much older than when he left.
(d) She had heard he drowned in a shipwreck.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Alec feel at night the first time he is able to ride the Black on the island?

2. What happens the first time Alec tries to get on the Black's back while on the island?

3. What is the Black doing when Alec finds him near the water spring on the island in Chapter 3?

4. What does the Captain tell Alec not to let anyone steal from him when Alec says goodbye before leaving Rio de Janeiro?

5. What remnant from the sinking ship Alec was on does Alec find on the island when making his shelter?

(see the answer key)

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