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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What month does Henry think he and Alec should be able to start training the Black?
(a) February.
(b) July.
(c) April.
(d) September.

2. What worry does Alec's father have in regards to his son racing in Chicago?
(a) He worries that the Black is too wild.
(b) He worries the city will be too overwhelming.
(c) He worries the Black is too slow.
(d) He worries Alec is not a good enough rider.

3. Which racehorse is considered "the champion of the west coast" (138)?
(a) Blaze.
(b) Sunshine.
(c) Sun Raider.
(d) Lighting Bolt.

4. What does Alec worry might happen after he has been searching for the Black for a half hour in Chapter 10?
(a) A cop might shoot him.
(b) He might get lost.
(c) He might hurt himself.
(d) Someone might steal him.

5. What do two men standing on the street corner say when Alec and Henry ask them if they saw a horse?
(a) They say they saw a horse pass by light lighting.
(b) They say they have not seen any horse.
(c) They say the horse looked injured.
(d) They say the horse knocked them down as he ran by.

6. In Chapter 14, Jake says the Black's love for what is the only thing that will keep him on the track?
(a) Winning.
(b) Alec.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Napoleon.

7. What does Jake tell Alec in Chapter 15 when he rides in front of the news reporters and he wakes on the ground with a clutch of Black mane in his hand and asks if he fell?
(a) Jake says Alec was thrown off the Black almost immediately.
(b) Jake says Alec should give up his dreams of racing the Black.
(c) Jake says it took the whole group to get Alec off the Black.
(d) Jake says the Black ran away.

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

9. Why is it hard for Tony to go to work the first morning the Black is in the barn with Napoleon?
(a) Because the Black and Napoleon do not want to leave each other.
(b) Because Alec needs Tony's help feeding the Black.
(c) Because Tony does not want to leave the Black.
(d) Because Napoleon is too tired.

10. In addition to the saddle, what is the other thing Henry and Alec put on the Black in Chapter 12?
(a) The Bridle.
(b) A muzzle.
(c) The Saddlebags.
(d) Horseshoes.

11. How will the Black's transportation to and from the race be funded?
(a) Alec's family will pay.
(b) Henry will pay.
(c) With proceeds from the race.
(d) Jim Neville will pay.

12. What does Jim Neville say before leaving the track after watching the Black and Alec ride in Chapter 15?
(a) He says that horse is too wild for racing.
(b) He says a lot of people are going to see that horse race.
(c) He says the Black might beat the Cyclone but not Sun Raider.
(d) He says the Black has no chance against the Cyclone.

13. What game does Alec tell Henry he and the Black are playing when Alec brings Whiff and Bill to the barn?
(a) Hide and Seek.
(b) Blind man's bluff.
(c) Tag.
(d) Red Rover.

14. What does Tony tell Alec in the morning when Alec goes to the barn to see the Black in Chapter 9?
(a) He tells Alec he is no longer afraid of the Black.
(b) He tells Alec he does think the Black should stay in the barn with Napoleon.
(c) He tells Alec that the Black ate all the feed and he needs more.
(d) He tells Alec he knows who owns the Black.

15. Who is the watchmen who lets Henry and Alec into the track in Chapter 13?
(a) Jake.
(b) Jim.
(c) Jack.
(d) Joe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Henry and Alec putting on the Black for the first time on April 1?

2. Who does Joe say he will bring to the track to see if the Black is as fast as Henry says he is?

3. What did Henry do for work after he retired from racing?

4. How does Henry know the watchman who lets them into the track in Chapter 13?

5. What time does Alec wake to go out with Henry and the Black two weeks after they get the saddle on him?

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