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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 worry does Alec's father have in regards to his son racing in Chicago?
(a) He worries Alec is not a good enough rider.
(b) He worries that the Black is too wild.
(c) He worries the city will be too overwhelming.
(d) He worries the Black is too slow.

2. What does Jake tell Alec in Chapter 15 when he rides in front of the news reporters and he wakes on the ground with a clutch of Black mane in his hand and asks if he fell?
(a) Jake says Alec should give up his dreams of racing the Black.
(b) Jake says the Black ran away.
(c) Jake says it took the whole group to get Alec off the Black.
(d) Jake says Alec was thrown off the Black almost immediately.

3. What time does Alec wake to go out with Henry and the Black two weeks after they get the saddle on him?
(a) 1:00 a.m.
(b) 8:00 a.m.
(c) 1:00 p.m.
(d) 5:00 p.m.

4. What is the name of the horse Henry used to race when he was young?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Chip.
(c) Chance.
(d) Chang.

5. How does Henry know the watchman who lets them into the track in Chapter 13?
(a) He was a well known jockey who had trained Henry.
(b) They went to school together.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They used to caddy together.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Alec once he finally gets the Black to stop running the first time they are on the track?

2. Where does Alec go in search of the Black thinking he may have found his way there by instinct?

3. Who does Henry write to in hopes of getting information about the Black?

4. Why does Jim Neville remember Henry when he first meets him at the track in Chapter 15?

5. Who does Henry think should be the only person to ride the Black?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is Alec's daily schedule for the months after he comes home with the Black?

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