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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 color is Alec's hair?
(a) Red.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Yellow.
2. What happens in the dawn after Alec's shelter has burned down?
(a) A rescue plane arrives.
(b) The Black disappears.
(c) Alec's finds another boy living on the island.
(d) A ship anchors at the shore.
3. Who wrote The Black Stallion?
(a) Will F. Marley.
(b) Christopher Farley.
(c) Walter Farley.
(d) Alec Ramsay.
4. What time is it when Alec gets back home after the commotion at the barn with the Black on his first night back?
(a) 7:00 a.m.
(b) 2:15 a.m.
(c) 12:00 p.m.
(d) 11:30 a.m.
5. What does Alec grab from his room before going to the deck after he awakes in Chapter 2?
(a) His slippers.
(b) His wallet.
(c) His lifejacket.
(d) Some sugar.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is one of the physical signs of dehydration Alec exhibits in Chapter 3?
2. How long has Alec been gone from home when he arrives in New York in Chapter 8?
3. What does the officer who arrives at the barn in the middle of the night say about the Black when he sees him?
4. Who is Joe Russo, the man who approaches Alec when he arrives at New York Harbor?
5. Who tells Alec that he has never seen anything like what the Black did after the encounter with the chestnut horse in Chapter 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Alec find a water spring on the island in Chapter 3?
2. What is happening when Alec wakes to "the Black's shrill scream" (34) in Chapter 4?
3. 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?
4. Why does Alec think the Black may be sent to England to race?
5. Describe the scene with Alec, the Black, and the venomous snake on the island.
6. What do the Irish men who arrive at the island think when Alec tells them about the Drake and the Black?
7. How do Alec and the Black become more comfortable around each other during their first days on the island?
8. Why does an officer suggest that Alec blindfold the Black as they walk down the gangplank at New York Harbor?
9. What happens when Alec meets his parents at New York Harbor and tells them the Black is his?
10. What does Alec's uncle give to him before he heads back home, and what does he say about the gift?
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