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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wakes Alec the first night he is back home with his parents in New York?

2. Who tells Alec that he has never seen anything like what the Black did after the encounter with the chestnut horse in Chapter 6?

3. What boards the ship at the Arab port which draw attention?

4. What part of New York does Alec live?

5. Who does Alec's father say must have been with him after Alec tells them the story of the shipwreck and the island in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alec say to Pat before leaving the ship, and what does Pat tell Alec about the Black?

2. Who comes to the island, and where are they headed?

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. Where does Alec tell his parents he plans to keep the Black and how does he plan to feed him?

6. What happens when Tony sees the Black in the barn stall near Napoleon for the first time?

7. What do the Irish men who arrive at the island think when Alec tells them about the Drake and the Black?

8. What does Alec first eat on the island and how does he build a shelter?

9. Who is Joe Russo and why does he want to speak to Alec?

10. What do a group of Arab men load onto the Drake, and how does the Captain seem to feel about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a detailed analysis of tone in Walter Farley's The Black Stallion. Include whether the tone changes or remains the same. If it changes, include details on when, why and whether this change is effective.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing the importance the Daily Telegram has on The Black Stallion. In what ways does the newspaper move the plot forward? Did you feel it was effective? What else could the author have done to move the story forward?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing Walter Farley's commentary on friendship in The Black Stallion. How is Alec and the Black's friendship important to the story? How about the Black and Napoleon's? What other friendships exist in the story? How do these friendships effect the narrative? Use textual evidence to explain your analysis.

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