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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) It is a market.
(b) It is a restaurant.
(c) It is a town hall.
(d) To accommodate tourists.

2. What does the Captain tell Alec not to let anyone steal from him when Alec says goodbye before leaving Rio de Janeiro?
(a) His pocket knife.
(b) The Black.
(c) His money.
(d) His tickets.

3. Why does Alec sleep with the Black when he is on the ship heading home at the start of Chapter 7?
(a) Because Alec is scared to sleep alone.
(b) Because Alec is afraid someone will hurt the Black.
(c) Because the Black gets upset when Alec tries to leave.
(d) Because Alec was not given a place to sleep.

4. Why is the woman who owns the old Halleran house surprised when she sees Alec at her house?
(a) She is not used to visitors.
(b) He looks so much older than when he left.
(c) She had heard he drowned in a shipwreck.
(d) She had told Alec never to come by.

5. How does Alec stay with the Black after they are tossed from the ship in Chapter 2?
(a) He feeds the Black sugar so he stays close.
(b) He grabs hold of the rope attached to the Black.
(c) He holds onto the Black's mane.
(d) He sits on him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first type of food Alec finds to eat on the island?

2. Where do the men who find Alec on the island tell him they are heading?

3. 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?

4. What is the name of the newspaper Alec is asked to be interviewed for when he arrives in New York?

5. What does a man try to do to Alec while they are waiting to be put on lifeboats in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who is Joe Russo and why does he want to speak to Alec?

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

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

9. What does Pat bring to Alec when he is finally able to get out of bed at the start of Chapter 6, and what does it say?

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

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