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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. What does Pat say about the Black before Alec leaves for New York?
(a) He wants Alec to let him keep the Black.
(b) He is a beauty.
(c) He is too wild to tame.
(d) He would make a good race horse.

2. What does a man try to do to Alec while they are waiting to be put on lifeboats in Chapter 2?
(a) He tries to put him in a lifeboat.
(b) He tries to take his lifejacket off of him.
(c) He tries to steal his food.
(d) He tries to throw him overboard.

3. What is one of the physical signs of dehydration Alec exhibits in Chapter 3?
(a) A rash.
(b) Difficulty urinating.
(c) A swollen tongue.
(d) Dry skin.

4. What part of Alec's body is covered in blood when he regains consciousness on the boat's deck in Chapter 2?
(a) His hand.
(b) His elbow.
(c) His foot.
(d) His head.

5. What do the men think when they hear the tale Alec tells when they find him on the island?
(a) They think Alec must be imagining things.
(b) They think Alec is lying to them.
(c) They think they have found the boy they have been searching for.
(d) They think Alec tried to steal their horse, the Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in the dawn after Alec's shelter has burned down?

2. Why does Pat ask Alec for his address at the end of Chapter 5?

3. What does Alec plan to do as soon as he wakes up on his first morning back home in New York?

4. What is happening when Alec wakes to "the Black's shrill scream" (34) in Chapter 4?

5. What wakes Alec the first night he is back home with his parents in New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Dailey tell Alec she will do if he can fix up the stall in her barn for the Black?

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

3. What wakes Alec in the middle of the night while on the Drake and what scene ensues?

4. Why does Alec approach the inspector when the ship reaches Quarantine in Chapter 7?

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

6. What do a group of Arab men load onto the Drake, and how does the Captain seem to feel about it?

7. Describe Alec when he is sick on the boat heading home?

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

9. What does Alec's uncle give to him before he heads back home, and what does he say about the gift?

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

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