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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 doe Alec bring to the Black every day toward the end of Chapter 1?
3. How is Alec awoken on the ship in the middle of the night in Chapter 2?
4. What does Alec begin to feed the Black regularly on the island?
5. What time is it when Alec gets back home after the commotion at the barn with the Black on his first night back?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the scene with Alec, the Black, and the venomous snake on the island.
2. Describe Alec when he is sick on the boat heading home?
3. What does Alec find to eat by the shore, and how does he know it is edible?
4. What is happening when Alec wakes to "the Black's shrill scream" (34) in Chapter 4?
5. What wakes Alec in the middle of the night while on the Drake and what scene ensues?
6. 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?
7. What happens when Alec meets his parents at New York Harbor and tells them the Black is his?
8. What do a group of Arab men load onto the Drake, and how does the Captain seem to feel about it?
9. Why does Alec approach the inspector when the ship reaches Quarantine in Chapter 7?
10. What does the Captain say to Alec when he is heading home after Alec apologizes he has no money to give him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing the narrative structure of The Black Stallion. What effect does this have on the story and the reader? Use direct examples from the story to support your analysis.
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 on Henry and his wife's relationship. What details do you know about their relationship? How effective was the author at portraying their relationship? Consider whose side you have more information on and what might be different if you had feedback from both characters.
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