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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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.

9. What does Alec grab from his room before going to the deck after he awakes in Chapter 2?
(a) His wallet.
(b) His lifejacket.
(c) His slippers.
(d) Some sugar.

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

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

12. What does Mrs. Dailey tell Alec she will do if he does a good job fixing up the stall in the barn?
(a) She will not charge him very much rent.
(b) She will tell his mother what a great son she has.
(c) She will let him have their other horse.
(d) She will hire him as a farm hand.

13. Who tells Alec that he has never seen anything like what the Black did after the encounter with the chestnut horse in Chapter 6?
(a) The captain.
(b) A sailor.
(c) A little boy.
(d) A passenger.

14. What is the name of the ship Alec takes when leaving his uncle?
(a) The Drake.
(b) The Black.
(c) The Jewel.
(d) The Desmond.

15. What does the officer who arrives at the barn in the middle of the night say about the Black when he sees him?
(a) He is a beauty.
(b) He should be a race horse.
(c) He is a dangerous animal.
(d) He cannot live there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of Alec's body is covered in blood when he regains consciousness on the boat's deck in Chapter 2?

2. How long has Alec been gone from home when he arrives in New York in Chapter 8?

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

4. Who is Joe Russo, the man who approaches Alec when he arrives at New York Harbor?

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

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