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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. How soon after arriving in Rio de Janeiro does Alec learn a ship will be heading to the states?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 3 days.
(d) The next day.

2. Who does Alec hear saying "Dio Mio!" in the barn in the middle of the night on Alec's first night back home?
(a) Henry.
(b) Tony.
(c) Joe Russo.
(d) Mrs. Dailey.

3. What is happening when Alec wakes to "the Black's shrill scream" (34) in Chapter 4?
(a) It is raining.
(b) A snake is nearing Alec.
(c) Black finds someone else is on the island.
(d) His shelter is on fire.

4. What accent do the men who arrive on the island have?
(a) Irish.
(b) Italian.
(c) Indian.
(d) English.

5. What is the name of the family who owns the old Halleran place where Alec hopes to keep the Black?
(a) The Donahues.
(b) The Daileys.
(c) The Ramsays.
(d) The Drurys.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Alec say he cannot leave the island when the men first offer to take him to Rio de Janeiro?

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

3. In Chapter 7, a man on board the ship heading to the United States tells Alec that the Black is the only animal on board who is not what?

4. What does Alec see up ahead after he notices he and the Black are going into the waves rather than against them in Chapter 2?

5. What does the Black do the first time Alec tries to touch his head on the island?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does Alec tell his parents he plans to keep the Black and how does he plan to feed him?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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