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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 is the name of the newspaper Alec is asked to be interviewed for when he arrives in New York?
(a) The New York Post.
(b) The Daily New Yorker.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The Daily Telegram.

2. What color is Alec's hair?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Brown.

3. Whose feed does Henry tell Alec he can use for the Black until he can buy his own?
(a) Ned's.
(b) Tony's.
(c) Johnny's.
(d) Joe's.

4. Who is Joe Russo, the man who approaches Alec when he arrives at New York Harbor?
(a) A news reporter.
(b) The Black's owner.
(c) Alec's old teacher.
(d) A police officer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Alec sleep with the Black when he is on the ship heading home at the start of Chapter 7?

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

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

4. What does the Captain tell Alec not to let anyone steal from him when Alec says goodbye before leaving Rio de Janeiro?

5. In Chapter 2, what happens to one of the men who had helped bring the Black aboard the ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alec find to eat by the shore, and how does he know it is edible?

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

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

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

5. Who is Joe Russo and why does he want to speak to Alec?

6. How do Alec and the Black become more comfortable around each other during their first days on the island?

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

8. Who was Alec visiting in India before leaving on the Drake, and how long was he there?

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

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

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