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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 does Pat say about the Black before Alec leaves for New York?
(a) He wants Alec to let him keep the Black.
(b) He is a beauty.
(c) He is too wild to tame.
(d) He would make a good race horse.

2. In Chapter 7, what does Alec refuse to do when sick despite a doctor suggesting it?
(a) Go back to his own cabin.
(b) Take medicine.
(c) Drink water.
(d) Eat.

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

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

5. Why does Alec say he cannot leave the island when the men first offer to take him to Rio de Janeiro?
(a) Because he is afraid to get on a ship after the last one he was on sunk.
(b) Because he will not leave the Black.
(c) Because they are strangers.
(d) Because he wants to live on the island.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote The Black Stallion?

2. What color is Alec's hair?

3. What is the place Alec wants to keep the Black when he gets home used for?

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

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

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