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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. Based on the Black's physique, what does Alec think he may be going to England for?
(a) To race.
(b) As a gift for the royal family.
(c) To fight.
(d) To carry a peddler's wares.

2. What doe Alec bring to the Black every day toward the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Hay.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Leaves.

3. Where is Alec's ship heading to before he boards another to the U.S. in Chapter 1?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Luxembourg.
(d) England.

4. Who tells Alec that he has never seen anything like what the Black did after the encounter with the chestnut horse in Chapter 6?
(a) A passenger.
(b) A sailor.
(c) The captain.
(d) A little boy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What accent do the men who arrive on the island have?

2. Where does Alec plan to keep the Black when he gets home?

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

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

5. What is the name of the ship Alec takes when leaving his uncle?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What do the Irish men who arrive at the island think when Alec tells them about the Drake and the Black?

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

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

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

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

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

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