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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 and 16 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened just after Chang won his last race with Henry?
(a) He ran away.
(b) Henry sold him.
(c) He died.
(d) Someone shot him.

2. What does Jim suggest Henry and Alec stop doing as momentum around the mystery horse begins to build in Chapter 15?
(a) Grooming the Black.
(b) Keeping the Black near Napoleon.
(c) Bringing the Black to the Belmont.
(d) Feeding the Black sugar.

3. How does Henry know the watchman who lets them into the track in Chapter 13?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) He was a well known jockey who had trained Henry.
(c) They went to school together.
(d) They used to caddy together.

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

5. What is the name of the newspaper Alec is asked to be interviewed for when he arrives in New York?
(a) The New York Post.
(b) The Daily New Yorker.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The Daily Telegram.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the newspaper article Henry shows to Alec in Chapter 15 say?

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

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

4. What do they need to do in order to get the Black into the truck to head to the train station for Chicago at the end of Chapter 16?

5. What does Alec's father tell him about his mother after dinner at the beginning of Chapter 16?

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