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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 does Alec feel at night the first time he is able to ride the Black on the island?
(a) Homesick.
(b) Sore but happy.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Cold.

2. Where does Alec go to visit his Uncle Ralph?
(a) China.
(b) Italy.
(c) Australia.
(d) India.

3. Whose feed does Henry tell Alec he can use for the Black until he can buy his own?
(a) Ned's.
(b) Tony's.
(c) Johnny's.
(d) Joe's.

4. What American state is Alec from?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Virginia.
(c) New York.
(d) Illinois.

5. What does Pat say about the Black before Alec leaves for New York?
(a) He wants Alec to let him keep the Black.
(b) He is too wild to tame.
(c) He is a beauty.
(d) He would make a good race horse.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens just before Alec falls to the floor of the deck unconscious in Chapter 2?

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

4. What does the inspector in Chapter 7 call the Black when they are waiting to go to New York Harbor?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Alec find a water spring on the island in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What wakes Alec in the middle of the night while on the Drake and what scene ensues?

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