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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Alec go in search of the Black thinking he may have found his way there by instinct?
(a) The shady grove.
(b) The berry bush.
(c) The water pool.
(d) The apple trees.

2. What happens to Alec once he finally gets the Black to stop running the first time they are on the track?
(a) The horse tosses him.
(b) He realizes he injured his leg.
(c) He cannot move himself off the horse.
(d) His hands are covered in blood.

3. What does Alec feed to the Black before they move him to the middle of the field to saddle him?
(a) Carragheen.
(b) Hay.
(c) Berries.
(d) Sugar.

4. Which racehorse is considered "the pride of the east" (138)?
(a) Tornado.
(b) Cyclone.
(c) Monsoon.
(d) Hurricane.

5. Who are Whiff Sample and Bill Lee?
(a) Jockeys.
(b) Alec's schoolmates.
(c) Henry's nephews.
(d) Alec's cousins.

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

7. Why does Henry tell Alec he needs to let the Black loose the first morning the Black is in the barn?
(a) Because Henry wants him to run away.
(b) Because he needs to get used to being alone.
(c) Because Henry's wife does not want the Black to stay there.
(d) Because the Black is too wild to be tames.

8. Why is Alec unable to focus in school at the start of Chapter 16?
(a) His teacher is boring.
(b) He does not feel well.
(c) He did not sleep the night before.
(d) He can only think of racing the Black.

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

10. Why does Joe Russo think they could get the Black to race Sun Raider and Cyclone without being registered?
(a) Because he can produce false papers.
(b) Because he tracked down the Black's registration papers.
(c) Because the people running the race never check registration papers.
(d) Because it is a special match race not held at a race meeting.

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

12. What was Henry's number when he raced horses?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 11.

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

14. What does Jake say after seeing Alec and the Black run for the first time on the track in Chapter 13?
(a) Nobody will ever be able to control the Black.
(b) He says Henry should race him.
(c) The Black is a champion.
(d) He asks if he can ride the Black.

15. In Chapter 13, Jake tells Henry he knows the Black will never be able race for this reason.
(a) He is too old.
(b) He is not registered.
(c) He is too young.
(d) Because Alec would not make a good jockey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do two men standing on the street corner say when Alec and Henry ask them if they saw a horse?

2. What is the name of the horse Henry used to race when he was young?

3. What does Alec finally tell his father while he is reading the sports page after dinner in Chapter 16?

4. Why is Alec unable to focus in geometry class in the afternoon of April 1?

5. Which racehorse is considered "the champion of the west coast" (138)?

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