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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 the Black gets upset when Alec tries to leave.
(d) Because Alec was not given a place to sleep.

2. 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) 11:30 a.m.
(c) 7:00 a.m.
(d) 12:00 p.m.

3. How does Alec stay with the Black after they are tossed from the ship in Chapter 2?
(a) He holds onto the Black's mane.
(b) He feeds the Black sugar so he stays close.
(c) He grabs hold of the rope attached to the Black.
(d) He sits on him.

4. Where does Alec plan to keep the Black when he gets home?
(a) At his uncle's house.
(b) At the stables at his school.
(c) At an old barn near his house.
(d) In his backyard.

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

6. What does Alec think of when a storm sets him while on the ship back home in Chapter 7?
(a) India.
(b) The island.
(c) The Drake.
(d) His mother.

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

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

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

10. What does Henry Daily say his horse might do to the Black when Alec seems concerned about keeping them close together?
(a) Scare him.
(b) Bite him.
(c) Calm him.
(d) Annoy him.

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

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

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

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

15. 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 take his lifejacket off of him.
(b) He tries to throw him overboard.
(c) He tries to put him in a lifeboat.
(d) He tries to steal his food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character does not want to ride home with the Black, so they take the car?

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

3. Why does Pat ask Alec for his address at the end of Chapter 5?

4. What word is used to describe how the Black feels after his fight with the chestnut horse in Chapter 6?

5. Where does Alec go to visit his Uncle Ralph?

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