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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 part of New York does Alec live?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Long Island.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Flushing.
2. In Chapter 2, what happens to one of the men who had helped bring the Black aboard the ship?
(a) He drowns trying to save the Black.
(b) He slits his wrists.
(c) He tries to take Alec's lifejacket.
(d) He drowns while attempting to jump into a lifeboat.
3. How many days does Alec figure he has been on the island when he realizes it must be September 21?
(a) 19.
(b) 35.
(c) 180.
(d) 3.
4. Why is the Captain hesitant to allow the Black on the ship when he sees him on the island?
(a) He hates horses.
(b) He is too big.
(c) He is too wild.
(d) He has too many horses on board.
5. What accent do the men who arrive on the island have?
(a) Irish.
(b) Indian.
(c) English.
(d) Italian.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Alec go to visit his Uncle Ralph?
2. What does Alec use to blindfold the Black as they walk the gangplank when they arrive in New York?
3. What is the place Alec wants to keep the Black when he gets home used for?
4. What does Alec think of when a storm sets him while on the ship back home in Chapter 7?
5. What wakes Alec the first night he is back home with his parents in New York?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who was Alec visiting in India before leaving on the Drake, and how long was he there?
2. What do a group of Arab men load onto the Drake, and how does the Captain seem to feel about it?
3. What does Mrs. Dailey tell Alec she will do if he can fix up the stall in her barn for the Black?
4. What does Alec first eat on the island and how does he build a shelter?
5. What does Alec say to Pat before leaving the ship, and what does Pat tell Alec about the Black?
6. 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?
7. Describe the scene with Alec, the Black, and the venomous snake on the island.
8. What happens when Tony sees the Black in the barn stall near Napoleon for the first time?
9. Describe Alec when he is sick on the boat heading home?
10. Why does Alec approach the inspector when the ship reaches Quarantine in Chapter 7?
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