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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 word does Alec's father use when he asks Henry what he and Alec have been up to with regards to their plan to race the Black in Chicago?
(a) Stupid.
(b) Impossible.
(c) Stupendous.
(d) Crazy.

2. Why is Alec unable to focus in geometry class in the afternoon of April 1?
(a) He does not understand geometry.
(b) He has a crush on the girl who sits near him.
(c) He has not slept well.
(d) That is the day he begins training the Black.

3. What big race did Henry's horse when we he used to race?
(a) The Florida Derby.
(b) The Arkansas Derby.
(c) The New York Derby.
(d) The Kentucky Derby.

4. What are Henry and Alec putting on the Black for the first time on April 1?
(a) Horseshoes.
(b) A saddle.
(c) A blanket with his name on it.
(d) A racing shirt.

5. Who is Cyclone's owner?
(a) Mr. Neville.
(b) Mr. Ramsay.
(c) Mr. Hurst.
(d) Mr. Volence.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Jim suggest Henry and Alec stop doing as momentum around the mystery horse begins to build in Chapter 15?

4. Who is Sun Raider's owner?

5. Why does Henry tell Alec he needs to let the Black loose the first morning the Black is in the barn?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jim's column say the day after he watches the Black race at the Belmont for the first time?

2. What did the owners of Sun Raider and Cyclone say when Jim Neville called them up about racing the mystery horse?

3. What does Jim give for the reason he arrives at the Belmont to watch the Black race in Chapter 15?

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

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

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

7. What does Henry tell Alec about Chang and their last race, the International Cup?

8. Where do Henry and Alec take the Black two weeks after they "broke the Black to bridal and saddle" (121)?

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

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

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