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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How long has Alec been gone from home when he arrives in New York in Chapter 8?
(a) 8 weeks.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 1 years.
(d) 2.5 years.

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

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

6. What does a man try to do to Alec while they are waiting to be put on lifeboats in Chapter 2?
(a) He tries to steal his food.
(b) He tries to throw him overboard.
(c) He tries to take his lifejacket off of him.
(d) He tries to put him in a lifeboat.

7. What happens in the dawn after Alec's shelter has burned down?
(a) A rescue plane arrives.
(b) Alec's finds another boy living on the island.
(c) The Black disappears.
(d) A ship anchors at the shore.

8. What does the Black do the first time Alec tries to touch his head on the island?
(a) He calms and lets him.
(b) He gnashes his teeth at Alec.
(c) He quivers then runs away.
(d) He kicks at Alec.

9. 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) The horses owner says the Black is his.
(c) They want to play.
(d) They fight.

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

11. What do Alec's parents say they will be sending to Rio de Janeiro for Alec when he arrives there?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Money.
(c) Tickets back home.
(d) Food.

12. How is Alec awoken on the ship in the middle of the night in Chapter 2?
(a) A siren wails.
(b) The Captain shakes him.
(c) He is tossed from his bed during a storm.
(d) The Black licks him.

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

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

15. What happens the first time Alec tries to get on the Black's back while on the island?
(a) The Black gnashes his teeth at Alec.
(b) The Black allows Alec to ride him.
(c) The Black flings Alec off.
(d) The Black runs away in terror.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Captain hesitant to allow the Black on the ship when he sees him on the island?

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

3. Who tells Alec that he has never seen anything like what the Black did after the encounter with the chestnut horse in Chapter 6?

4. What does Alec uses to fill the holes in his driftwood shelter on the island?

5. Where does Alec plan to keep the Black when he gets home?

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