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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What big race did Henry's horse when we he used to race?
(a) The Arkansas Derby.
(b) The Florida Derby.
(c) The New York Derby.
(d) The Kentucky Derby.

2. What is the name of the horse Henry used to race when he was young?
(a) Chip.
(b) Chance.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Chang.

3. What is the Black covered in when Alec finds him in Chapter 10 after he escaped from the barn?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Pine needles.
(c) Water.
(d) Burrs.

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

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

6. 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) The Black is a champion.
(c) He asks if he can ride the Black.
(d) He says Henry should race him.

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

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

9. What does Jim Neville say before leaving the track after watching the Black and Alec ride in Chapter 15?
(a) He says a lot of people are going to see that horse race.
(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 the Black has no chance against the Cyclone.

10. What part of Alec's life is Alec's mother worried the Black might interfere with?
(a) Friendships.
(b) Household chores.
(c) His work.
(d) School.

11. 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) Tony.
(d) Jim Neville.

12. Where is the race between Cyclone and Sun Raider set to take place?
(a) Boston.
(b) Flushing.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

13. What does Jake say the Black would want to do if he ever had the chance to race?
(a) Eat sugar.
(b) Fight not run.
(c) Run into the stands.
(d) Beat the other horses.

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

15. What does Henry tell Alec's father that Alec has wrapped up in racing the Black in Chicago?
(a) HIs body and mind.
(b) His heart and soul.
(c) His paycheck.
(d) His energy and focus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which racehorse is considered "the pride of the east" (138)?

2. What does Jim Neville refer to the Black as in his article the day after seeing the Black at the Belmont?

3. In addition to the saddle, what is the other thing Henry and Alec put on the Black in Chapter 12?

4. Who arrives at the Ramsay's just as Alec his telling is father that he will race the Black in Chicago?

5. What does Alec's father tell him about his mother after dinner at the beginning of Chapter 16?

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