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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 Alec tells his parents about the Black when he first sees them in New York?
(a) The Black is going to become a race horse.
(b) They need to find a home for the Black.
(c) The Black saved his life.
(d) The Black is a gift for his mother.

2. 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 should be a race horse.
(d) He is a dangerous animal.

3. What word is used to describe how the Black feels after his fight with the chestnut horse in Chapter 6?
(a) Grandiose.
(b) Elegant.
(c) Triumphant.
(d) Arrogant.

4. What does the Black attack in Chapter 4 possibly in order to save Alec?
(a) A scorpion.
(b) A coyote.
(c) A venomous snake.
(d) A snapping turtle.

5. How is Alec awoken on the ship in the middle of the night in Chapter 2?
(a) The Captain shakes him.
(b) The Black licks him.
(c) A siren wails.
(d) He is tossed from his bed during a storm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What doe Alec bring to the Black every day toward the end of Chapter 1?

2. Who does Alec hear saying "Dio Mio!" in the barn in the middle of the night on Alec's first night back home?

3. What do the men think when they hear the tale Alec tells when they find him on the island?

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

5. What does Alec use to blindfold the Black as they walk the gangplank when they arrive 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. How do Alec and the Black become more comfortable around each other during their first days on the island?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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