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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 place Alec wants to keep the Black when he gets home used for?
(a) To accommodate tourists.
(b) It is a market.
(c) It is a restaurant.
(d) It is a town hall.

2. What do Alec's parents say they will be sending to Rio de Janeiro for Alec when he arrives there?
(a) Food.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Tickets back home.
(d) Money.

3. What does the inspector in Chapter 7 call the Black when they are waiting to go to New York Harbor?
(a) A fascinating specimen.
(b) A dangerous animal.
(c) A magnificent creature.
(d) A wild beast.

4. In Chapter 7, what do they call the place where the ship gets "inspected before passing into New York Harbor" (59)?
(a) Inspection.
(b) Quarantine.
(c) Detention.
(d) Segregation.

5. What does one of the Arab men do when Captain Watson appears angry at the large cargo they are loading on his ship in Chapter 1?
(a) Argues with him.
(b) Gives him money.
(c) Tells him they will find another ship.
(d) Fires him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Alec go to visit his Uncle Ralph?

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

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

4. How does Alec stay with the Black after they are tossed from the ship in Chapter 2?

5. Which character does not want to ride home with the Black, so they take the car?

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

3. Describe the scene with Alec, the Black, and the venomous snake on the island.

4. How does Alec find a water spring on the island in Chapter 3?

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

6. Why does an officer suggest that Alec blindfold the Black as they walk down the gangplank at New York Harbor?

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

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

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

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

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