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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 happens when the Black sees a chestnut horse while boarding the ship to the states in Chapter 6?
(a) They want to play.
(b) They fight.
(c) Alec worries the Black will become agitated so he blindfolds him.
(d) The horses owner says the Black is his.

2. Whose feed does Henry tell Alec he can use for the Black until he can buy his own?
(a) Tony's.
(b) Joe's.
(c) Johnny's.
(d) Ned's.

3. What do the men think when they hear the tale Alec tells when they find him on the island?
(a) They think they have found the boy they have been searching for.
(b) They think Alec must be imagining things.
(c) They think Alec tried to steal their horse, the Black.
(d) They think Alec is lying to them.

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

5. What does a man try to do to Alec while they are waiting to be put on lifeboats in Chapter 2?
(a) He tries to steal his food.
(b) He tries to take his lifejacket off of him.
(c) He tries to throw him overboard.
(d) He tries to put him in a lifeboat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alec use to blindfold the Black as they walk the gangplank when they arrive in New York?

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

3. Who tells Alec how they had to choke the Black on order to get him on board?

4. What color is Alec's hair?

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

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