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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Henry do for work after he retired from racing?
(a) He became a farmer.
(b) He never retired from racing.
(c) He taught school.
(d) He trained racehorses.

2. What does Alec's father tell him about his mother after dinner at the beginning of Chapter 16?
(a) She is coming home from Chicago early.
(b) She decided she wants to live in Chicago and will not be coming home.
(c) She is extending her stay in Chicago.
(d) She wants Alec and his father to meet her in Chicago.

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

4. How does Henry know the watchman who lets them into the track in Chapter 13?
(a) They went to school together.
(b) He was a well known jockey who had trained Henry.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They used to caddy together.

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

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

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

8. Why do Henry and Alec take Napoleon to the track with them at the start of Chapter 13?
(a) They are going to race the two horses.
(b) Napoleon and the Black neigh at each other loudly and they do not want to wake anyone.
(c) They are going to try to sell Napoleon.
(d) They want to steal Tony's horse because he has not paid rent.

9. What time does Alec wake to go out with Henry and the Black two weeks after they get the saddle on him?
(a) 1:00 a.m.
(b) 5:00 p.m.
(c) 1:00 p.m.
(d) 8:00 a.m.

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

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

12. What does Jake say when he sees the Black for the first time?
(a) He has seen the Black race before.
(b) He does not think he is a good racehorse.
(c) He has not seen a horse like that since Chang.
(d) He knows who the Black's owner is.

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 caddy.
(b) He delivered milk.
(c) He was a landscaper.
(d) He was a farmhand.

14. What was the last race Henry rode with his horse, Chang?
(a) The Kentucky Derby.
(b) The Dubai Cup.
(c) The International Cup.
(d) The Stanley Cup.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tony tell Alec in the morning when Alec goes to the barn to see the Black in Chapter 9?

2. What keepsakes from Henry's racing days does he show to Alec in Chapter 9?

3. Where does Alec go in search of the Black thinking he may have found his way there by instinct?

4. What does Henry try to convince his friend of at the track when he and Alec first arrive there in Chapter 13?

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

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