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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alec find on the rocks at the shoreline which he remembers from biology class is edible?
(a) Carragheen.
(b) Snails.
(c) A red, leafy plant.
(d) Turtles.

2. What does Alec use to blindfold the Black as they walk the gangplank when they arrive in New York?
(a) His own sweater.
(b) His handkerchief.
(c) A bedsheet.
(d) His socks.

3. What doe Alec bring to the Black every day toward the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Hay.

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

5. What does Alec uses to fill the holes in his driftwood shelter on the island?
(a) Sand.
(b) Seaweed.
(c) Mud.
(d) Clothing.

6. Where is Alec's ship heading to before he boards another to the U.S. in Chapter 1?
(a) England.
(b) Luxembourg.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

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

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

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

10. What color is Alec's hair?
(a) Brown.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

11. What part of Alec's body is covered in blood when he regains consciousness on the boat's deck in Chapter 2?
(a) His head.
(b) His elbow.
(c) His foot.
(d) His hand.

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

13. What American state is Alec from?
(a) New York.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Massachusetts.

14. 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) Sick.
(b) Loud.
(c) Tame.
(d) Hungry.

15. What time is it when Alec gets back home after the commotion at the barn with the Black on his first night back?
(a) 12:00 p.m.
(b) 2:15 a.m.
(c) 7:00 a.m.
(d) 11:30 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Alec sleep with the Black when he is on the ship heading home at the start of Chapter 7?

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

3. What does Alec think of when a storm sets him while on the ship back home in Chapter 7?

4. What part of New York does Alec live?

5. What does the Black attack in Chapter 4 possibly in order to save Alec?

(see the answer keys)

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