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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what do they call the place where the ship gets "inspected before passing into New York Harbor" (59)?
(a) Detention.
(b) Segregation.
(c) Quarantine.
(d) Inspection.

2. How does Alec feel at night the first time he is able to ride the Black on the island?
(a) Cold.
(b) Sore but happy.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Homesick.

3. In Chapter 2, what happens to one of the men who had helped bring the Black aboard the ship?
(a) He tries to take Alec's lifejacket.
(b) He slits his wrists.
(c) He drowns while attempting to jump into a lifeboat.
(d) He drowns trying to save the Black.

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

5. What is the name of the family who owns the old Halleran place where Alec hopes to keep the Black?
(a) The Daileys.
(b) The Drurys.
(c) The Donahues.
(d) The Ramsays.

6. Which character does not want to ride home with the Black, so they take the car?
(a) Alec.
(b) Joe Russo.
(c) Alec's mother.
(d) Alec's father.

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

8. What does Alec's uncle give to him on his birthday?
(a) A pocket knife.
(b) A silver coin.
(c) A gold watch.
(d) A cake.

9. Why does Alec sleep with the Black when he is on the ship heading home at the start of Chapter 7?
(a) Because Alec was not given a place to sleep.
(b) Because Alec is scared to sleep alone.
(c) Because the Black gets upset when Alec tries to leave.
(d) Because Alec is afraid someone will hurt the Black.

10. What does the Captain tell Alec not to let anyone steal from him when Alec says goodbye before leaving Rio de Janeiro?
(a) His money.
(b) The Black.
(c) His pocket knife.
(d) His tickets.

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

12. 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) Hungry.
(d) Tame.

13. Where does Alec go to visit his Uncle Ralph?
(a) Italy.
(b) China.
(c) Australia.
(d) India.

14. What is happening when Alec wakes to "the Black's shrill scream" (34) in Chapter 4?
(a) Black finds someone else is on the island.
(b) A snake is nearing Alec.
(c) His shelter is on fire.
(d) It is raining.

15. Who is Joe Russo, the man who approaches Alec when he arrives at New York Harbor?
(a) The Black's owner.
(b) A news reporter.
(c) Alec's old teacher.
(d) A police officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of New York does Alec live?

2. What is the first type of food Alec finds to eat on the island?

3. Who wrote The Black Stallion?

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

5. What happens when an inspector opens the door to the Black's stall in Chapter 7?

(see the answer keys)

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