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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is the Captain hesitant to allow the Black on the ship when he sees him on the island?
(a) He is too wild.
(b) He is too big.
(c) He has too many horses on board.
(d) He hates horses.

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

4. What wakes Alec the first night he is back home with his parents in New York?
(a) A storm.
(b) The Black's screams.
(c) His mother.
(d) A knock on his door.

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

6. What is one of the physical signs of dehydration Alec exhibits in Chapter 3?
(a) A rash.
(b) A swollen tongue.
(c) Dry skin.
(d) Difficulty urinating.

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

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

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

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

11. What does Alec see up ahead after he notices he and the Black are going into the waves rather than against them in Chapter 2?
(a) A small island.
(b) Larger buildings.
(c) A forest.
(d) Smoke.

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

13. Who is the old horse using the only good stall at the old Halleran house?
(a) Bonaparte.
(b) Antonio.
(c) Nathaniel.
(d) Napoleon.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Alec's ship heading to before he boards another to the U.S. in Chapter 1?

2. What accent do the men who arrive on the island have?

3. What does the officer who arrives at the barn in the middle of the night say about the Black when he sees him?

4. What does Henry Daily say his horse might do to the Black when Alec seems concerned about keeping them close together?

5. Why is the woman who owns the old Halleran house surprised when she sees Alec at her house?

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