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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 is the first type of food Alec finds to eat on the island?
(a) Bananas.
(b) Berries.
(c) Mango.
(d) Fish.

2. What happens just before Alec falls to the floor of the deck unconscious in Chapter 2?
(a) A passenger shoves Alec into a wall.
(b) The Black kicks Alec.
(c) Lighting strikes the boat.
(d) Alec feels faint with hunger.

3. Who tells Alec how they had to choke the Black on order to get him on board?
(a) Sean.
(b) The Captain.
(c) Pat.
(d) Will.

4. What does Alec think of when a storm sets him while on the ship back home in Chapter 7?
(a) His mother.
(b) India.
(c) The island.
(d) The Drake.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the old horse using the only good stall at the old Halleran house?

3. In Chapter 7, what does Alec refuse to do when sick despite a doctor suggesting it?

4. What accent do the men who arrive on the island have?

5. What color is Alec's hair?

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