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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Based on the Black's physique, what does Alec think he may be going to England for?
(a) As a gift for the royal family.
(b) To race.
(c) To fight.
(d) To carry a peddler's wares.

2. What does Pat say about the Black before Alec leaves for New York?
(a) He is a beauty.
(b) He would make a good race horse.
(c) He wants Alec to let him keep the Black.
(d) He is too wild to tame.

3. Where do the men who find Alec on the island tell him they are heading?
(a) New York.
(b) England.
(c) India.
(d) Rio de Janeiro.

4. What boards the ship at the Arab port which draw attention?
(a) An elephant.
(b) A black stallion.
(c) A giraffe.
(d) A camel.

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

6. Who does Pat bring Alec a radiogram from when Alec wakes at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) The captain of The Drake.
(b) His uncle.
(c) A news reporter.
(d) HIs parents.

7. What happens just before Alec falls to the floor of the deck unconscious in Chapter 2?
(a) Alec feels faint with hunger.
(b) Lighting strikes the boat.
(c) A passenger shoves Alec into a wall.
(d) The Black kicks Alec.

8. 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 let him have their other horse.
(b) She will not charge him very much rent.
(c) She will tell his mother what a great son she has.
(d) She will hire him as a farm hand.

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

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

11. 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) It is raining.
(c) His shelter is on fire.
(d) A snake is nearing Alec.

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

13. 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) Hungry.
(c) Tame.
(d) Loud.

14. What is the Black doing when Alec finds him near the water spring on the island in Chapter 3?
(a) Eating grass.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Drinking water.
(d) Killing a snake.

15. How soon after arriving in Rio de Janeiro does Alec learn a ship will be heading to the states?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 1 month.
(d) The next day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Black do the first time Alec tries to touch his head on the island?

2. What happens when the Black sees a chestnut horse while boarding the ship to the states in Chapter 6?

3. Why does Alec say he cannot leave the island when the men first offer to take him to Rio de Janeiro?

4. What time is it when Alec gets back home after the commotion at the barn with the Black on his first night back?

5. What is the name of the family who owns the old Halleran place where Alec hopes to keep the Black?

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