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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 was the last race Henry rode with his horse, Chang?
(a) The Dubai Cup.
(b) The Stanley Cup.
(c) The Kentucky Derby.
(d) The International Cup.

2. What does Jim suggest Henry and Alec stop doing as momentum around the mystery horse begins to build in Chapter 15?
(a) Keeping the Black near Napoleon.
(b) Bringing the Black to the Belmont.
(c) Feeding the Black sugar.
(d) Grooming the Black.

3. What game does Alec tell Henry he and the Black are playing when Alec brings Whiff and Bill to the barn?
(a) Blind man's bluff.
(b) Hide and Seek.
(c) Tag.
(d) Red Rover.

4. Why does Sun Raider's owner see no reason the mystery horse should not be allowed to race?
(a) He said he wants to really challenge his horse.
(b) He says he heard the Black is not that good.
(c) He says any horse should be able to join.
(d) He said that his horse will beat them both so it will save him another race in a month.

5. What part of Alec's life is Alec's mother worried the Black might interfere with?
(a) School.
(b) Household chores.
(c) Friendships.
(d) His work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Henry and Alec he is only at the track because he is a "newspaper man" (146)?

2. What does Alec finally tell his father while he is reading the sports page after dinner in Chapter 16?

3. In Chapter 14, Jake says the Black's love for what is the only thing that will keep him on the track?

4. What does Alec feed to the Black before they move him to the middle of the field to saddle him?

5. What is the name of the track Henry and Alec take the Black to in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is important about April 1 in Chapter 12?

2. How does Alec's father react when Alec tells him that the mystery horse is the Black?

3. What does Jim Neville write about in his newspaper column that causes a stir in Chapter 14?

4. What does Henry tell Alec they are going to need to do so the Black does not run away again?

5. What is the one thing keeping the Black from being able to race?

6. What does Henry say to Mr. Ramsay when he worries the Black is too wild and dangerous for Alec to race?

7. What does Alec's mother worry the Black will interfere with?

8. What does Alec learn about Henry in Chapter 9, and who is Chang?

9. What happens in Chapter 9 when Henry suggests Alec let the Black loose?

10. Why does Joe seem to think the Black would be eligible to race against Cyclone and Sun Raider even though he is not registered?

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