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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. Who wrote The Black Stallion?
(a) Will F. Marley.
(b) Christopher Farley.
(c) Alec Ramsay.
(d) Walter Farley.
2. What does Mrs. Dailey tell Alec she will do if he does a good job fixing up the stall in the barn?
(a) She will hire him as a farm hand.
(b) She will not charge him very much rent.
(c) She will tell his mother what a great son she has.
(d) She will let him have their other horse.
3. In Chapter 7, what do they call the place where the ship gets "inspected before passing into New York Harbor" (59)?
(a) Detention.
(b) Inspection.
(c) Segregation.
(d) Quarantine.
4. What does Alec use to blindfold the Black as they walk the gangplank when they arrive in New York?
(a) His handkerchief.
(b) His socks.
(c) A bedsheet.
(d) His own sweater.
5. What does Alec plan to do as soon as he wakes up on his first morning back home in New York?
(a) Clean his bedroom.
(b) Make breakfast for his family.
(c) See the Black.
(d) Go to school.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Alec go to visit his Uncle Ralph?
2. What do the men think when they hear the tale Alec tells when they find him on the island?
3. What part of Alec's body is covered in blood when he regains consciousness on the boat's deck in Chapter 2?
4. Who does Alec's father say must have been with him after Alec tells them the story of the shipwreck and the island in Chapter 8?
5. In Chapter 7, what does Alec refuse to do when sick despite a doctor suggesting it?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Alec's uncle give to him before he heads back home, and what does he say about the gift?
2. What do the Irish men who arrive at the island think when Alec tells them about the Drake and the Black?
3. Why does Alec approach the inspector when the ship reaches Quarantine in Chapter 7?
4. How does Alec find a water spring on the island in Chapter 3?
5. What do a group of Arab men load onto the Drake, and how does the Captain seem to feel about it?
6. What wakes Alec in the middle of the night while on the Drake and what scene ensues?
7. Describe Alec when he is sick on the boat heading home?
8. What does Mrs. Dailey tell Alec she will do if he can fix up the stall in her barn for the Black?
9. What does the Captain say to Alec when he is heading home after Alec apologizes he has no money to give him?
10. How does Alec manage to survive the shipwreck and where does he end up?
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