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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 does Alec stay with the Black after they are tossed from the ship in Chapter 2?
(a) He sits on him.
(b) He grabs hold of the rope attached to the Black.
(c) He holds onto the Black's mane.
(d) He feeds the Black sugar so he stays close.

2. Who wrote The Black Stallion?
(a) Alec Ramsay.
(b) Will F. Marley.
(c) Walter Farley.
(d) Christopher Farley.

3. What does the officer who arrives at the barn in the middle of the night say about the Black when he sees him?
(a) He is a beauty.
(b) He cannot live there.
(c) He should be a race horse.
(d) He is a dangerous animal.

4. In Chapter 7, a man on board the ship heading to the United States tells Alec that the Black is the only animal on board who is not what?
(a) Tame.
(b) Loud.
(c) Sick.
(d) Hungry.

5. Why does Alec make a spear with his pocket knife?
(a) To kill the Black.
(b) To try to catch fish.
(c) To protect himself from wildlife.
(d) Because he is bored.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the physical signs of dehydration Alec exhibits in Chapter 3?

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

3. In Chapter 2, what happens to one of the men who had helped bring the Black aboard the ship?

4. What is happening when Alec wakes to "the Black's shrill scream" (34) in Chapter 4?

5. What does Alec's uncle give to him on his birthday?

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