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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 does Alec do in hopes he will find water to drink when he reaches the island?
2. What do Alec's parents say they will be sending to Rio de Janeiro for Alec when he arrives there?
3. What does the Black do the first time Alec tries to touch his head on the island?
4. Who is the old horse using the only good stall at the old Halleran house?
5. What does Alec tells his parents about the Black when he first sees them in New York?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Alec when he is sick on the boat heading home?
2. How does Alec find a water spring on the island in Chapter 3?
3. Why does an officer suggest that Alec blindfold the Black as they walk down the gangplank at New York Harbor?
4. What wakes Alec in the middle of the night while on the Drake and what scene ensues?
5. What do a group of Arab men load onto the Drake, and how does the Captain seem to feel about it?
6. Who comes to the island, and where are they headed?
7. What does Alec's uncle give to him before he heads back home, and what does he say about the gift?
8. Who was Alec visiting in India before leaving on the Drake, and how long was he there?
9. What does the Captain say to Alec when he is heading home after Alec apologizes he has no money to give him?
10. How does Alec manage to survive the shipwreck and where does he end up?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Write a brief essay analyzing the Walter Farley's choice to write The Black Stallion in past tense. Do you agree with this choice? How would the story be different if written in a different tense?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing Alec's family in The Black Stallion. Why is they important and how does his family impact the storyline? Use examples from the text to support your viewpoint.
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