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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Sun Raider's owner see no reason the mystery horse should not be allowed to race?
(a) He said he wants to really challenge his horse.
(b) He said that his horse will beat them both so it will save him another race in a month.
(c) He says any horse should be able to join.
(d) He says he heard the Black is not that good.

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

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

5. What does Henry say when Joe Russo asks if he thinks the Black could beat the country's two greatest race horses?
(a) He does not think so.
(b) He could beat Cyclone but not Sun Raider.
(c) With enough training maybe he can.
(d) The Black could beat them both.

6. Who gives the Black a horse blanket that says THE BLACK on it?
(a) Jim Neville.
(b) Alec's father.
(c) Henry.
(d) Tony.

7. Who is waiting at the Belmont when Henry and Alec arrive at the start of Chapter 15?
(a) Alec's mother and father.
(b) Jim Neville and Joe Russo.
(c) Whiff Sample and Bill Lee.
(d) Mrs. Dailey and Tony.

8. 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 has not slept well.
(c) That is the day he begins training the Black.
(d) He does not understand geometry.

9. What keepsakes from Henry's racing days does he show to Alec in Chapter 9?
(a) Trophies and newspaper clippings.
(b) A portrait someone had painted of Henry and his horse.
(c) Drawings he made of his horse.
(d) A toy racehorse a fan had given him.

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

11. 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) Crazy.
(b) Impossible.
(c) Stupendous.
(d) Stupid.

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

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

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

15. What does Jim suggest Henry and Alec stop doing as momentum around the mystery horse begins to build in Chapter 15?
(a) Keeping the Black near Napoleon.
(b) Feeding the Black sugar.
(c) Grooming the Black.
(d) Bringing the Black to the Belmont.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Tony tells Alec that the Black reminds him of a younger version of which character?

3. What was the last race Henry rode with his horse, Chang?

4. What does Henry say about the Black the first time he sees him run across the field?

5. Why does Henry tell Alec he needs to let the Black loose the first morning the Black is in the barn?

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