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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote The Black Stallion?
(a) Walter Farley.
(b) Christopher Farley.
(c) Will F. Marley.
(d) Alec Ramsay.

2. What does Alec uses to fill the holes in his driftwood shelter on the island?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Seaweed.
(c) Sand.
(d) Mud.

3. How many days does Alec figure he has been on the island when he realizes it must be September 21?
(a) 3.
(b) 35.
(c) 19.
(d) 180.

4. What does the officer who arrives at the barn in the middle of the night say about the Black when he sees him?
(a) He is a beauty.
(b) He cannot live there.
(c) He is a dangerous animal.
(d) He should be a race horse.

5. What happens when the Black sees a chestnut horse while boarding the ship to the states in Chapter 6?
(a) They want to play.
(b) They fight.
(c) The horses owner says the Black is his.
(d) Alec worries the Black will become agitated so he blindfolds him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word is used to describe how the Black feels after his fight with the chestnut horse in Chapter 6?

2. Who does Pat bring Alec a radiogram from when Alec wakes at the start of Chapter 6?

3. What does the Black attack in Chapter 4 possibly in order to save Alec?

4. What time is it when Alec gets back home after the commotion at the barn with the Black on his first night back?

5. What does the Black do the first time Alec tries to touch his head on the island?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Alec meets his parents at New York Harbor and tells them the Black is his?

2. What do the Irish men who arrive at the island think when Alec tells them about the Drake and the Black?

3. What does Pat tell Alec about how they managed to get the Black on the boat in Chapter 5?

4. What does Alec say to Pat before leaving the ship, and what does Pat tell Alec about the Black?

5. What does Alec first eat on the island and how does he build a shelter?

6. How does Alec manage to survive the shipwreck and where does he end up?

7. What does Pat bring to Alec when he is finally able to get out of bed at the start of Chapter 6, and what does it say?

8. What does the Captain say to Alec when he is heading home after Alec apologizes he has no money to give him?

9. What happens when Tony sees the Black in the barn stall near Napoleon for the first time?

10. Who comes to the island, and where are they headed?

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