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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. Whose arm does the Black injury after Jim gets too close to him in at the track Chapter 15?
(a) Alec's.
(b) Henry's.
(c) Jim's.
(d) Jake's.

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

5. 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 it took the whole group to get Alec off the Black.
(b) Jake says the Black ran away.
(c) Jake says Alec was thrown off the Black almost immediately.
(d) Jake says Alec should give up his dreams of racing the Black.

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

7. 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. Hurst.
(b) Mr. Volence.
(c) Jim Neville.
(d) Tony.

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

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

11. What are Henry and Alec putting on the Black for the first time on April 1?
(a) A blanket with his name on it.
(b) A racing shirt.
(c) Horseshoes.
(d) A saddle.

12. Who arrives at the Ramsay's just as Alec his telling is father that he will race the Black in Chicago?
(a) Jim Neville.
(b) Joe Russo.
(c) Henry.
(d) Tony.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who does Henry think should be the only person to ride the Black?

3. What does Alec tell Henry getting tossed off the Black's back after they saddle him reminds him of?

4. Why does Sun Raider's owner see no reason the mystery horse should not be allowed to race?

5. Who are Whiff Sample and Bill Lee?

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