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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Henry try to convince his friend of at the track when he and Alec first arrive there in Chapter 13?
(a) Napoleon is the racehorse.
(b) Henry is planning to race again.
(c) Alec is a well-known jockey.
(d) They want the watchman to race against Henry.

2. What does Alec tell Henry getting tossed off the Black's back after they saddle him reminds him of?
(a) Watching horse races when he was younger.
(b) The old days on the island.
(c) The shipwreck.
(d) His time with horses in India.

3. Who arrives at the Ramsay's just as Alec his telling is father that he will race the Black in Chicago?
(a) Jim Neville.
(b) Tony.
(c) Henry.
(d) Joe Russo.

4. What are Henry and Alec putting on the Black for the first time on April 1?
(a) A saddle.
(b) A racing shirt.
(c) A blanket with his name on it.
(d) Horseshoes.

5. Who calls Henry telling him preparations are all set for the race the day after Alec's father agrees to let him race?
(a) Jim Neville.
(b) Mr. Hurst.
(c) Mrs. Dailey.
(d) Mr. Volence.

6. What do Henry and Alec agree needs to be done so that the Black does not escape again?
(a) They can no longer let him run free.
(b) They need to relocate the Black to a more secure stable.
(c) They need to build a higher fence.
(d) They need to tie the Black up.

7. Who is Sun Raider's owner?
(a) Mr. Hurst.
(b) Mr. Volence.
(c) Mr. Russo.
(d) Mr. Dailey.

8. Who does Joe say he will bring to the track to see if the Black is as fast as Henry says he is?
(a) Mr. Volence.
(b) Mr. Hurst.
(c) Jim Neville.
(d) Tony.

9. Where does Alec's father tell him his mother is going to visit her sister in Chapter 15?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Minneapolis.
(d) Seattle.

10. What does the Black do in Chapter 9 when he is running in the field and a hears a plane flying by?
(a) He kicks and whinnies.
(b) He runs back to the barn in terror.
(c) He jumps over the fence and runs off.
(d) He stops running and looks around.

11. What is the name of the track Henry and Alec take the Black to in Chapter 13?
(a) The Belmont.
(b) The Bellingham.
(c) The Berkshire.
(d) The Brookline.

12. Who tells Henry and Alec he is only at the track because he is a "newspaper man" (146)?
(a) Joe Russo.
(b) Jim Neville.
(c) Whiff Sample.
(d) Bill Lee.

13. What summer work had Alec done in the past in the area where he searches for the Black with Henry?
(a) He was a landscaper.
(b) He delivered milk.
(c) He was a caddy.
(d) He was a farmhand.

14. Why is Alec unable to focus in geometry class in the afternoon of April 1?
(a) He has a crush on the girl who sits near him.
(b) He does not understand geometry.
(c) He has not slept well.
(d) That is the day he begins training the Black.

15. What word does Alec's father use when he asks Henry what he and Alec have been up to with regards to their plan to race the Black in Chicago?
(a) Stupendous.
(b) Crazy.
(c) Impossible.
(d) Stupid.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Joe Russo think they could get the Black to race Sun Raider and Cyclone without being registered?

2. What does Jake say after seeing Alec and the Black run for the first time on the track in Chapter 13?

3. What happened just after Chang won his last race with Henry?

4. What do they need to do in order to get the Black into the truck to head to the train station for Chicago at the end of Chapter 16?

5. Why is it hard for Tony to go to work the first morning the Black is in the barn with Napoleon?

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