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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. Who calls Henry telling him preparations are all set for the race the day after Alec's father agrees to let him race?
(a) Mr. Hurst.
(b) Mr. Volence.
(c) Mrs. Dailey.
(d) Jim Neville.

2. How will the Black's transportation to and from the race be funded?
(a) Henry will pay.
(b) Jim Neville will pay.
(c) Alec's family will pay.
(d) With proceeds from the race.

3. What does the newspaper article Henry shows to Alec in Chapter 15 say?
(a) The Black is a wild horse that should not race.
(b) The Black can only race if someone can find his registration papers.
(c) The Black will race Cyclone and Sun Rider.
(d) The Black's owner bowed out of the race.

4. In Chapter 13, Jake tells Henry he knows the Black will never be able race for this reason.
(a) He is not registered.
(b) He is too old.
(c) Because Alec would not make a good jockey.
(d) He is too young.

5. Who does Henry think should be the only person to ride the Black?
(a) Alec's father.
(b) Alec.
(c) Henry.
(d) Tony.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Cyclone's owner?

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

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

4. What does Alec worry might happen after he has been searching for the Black for a half hour in Chapter 10?

5. Who gives the Black a horse blanket that says THE BLACK on it?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Tony tell Alec about the Black when Alec comes home from school the day after the Black surprised Tony?

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

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

10. What does Tony say about Napoleon going to Chicago with the Black?

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