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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 see up ahead after he notices he and the Black are going into the waves rather than against them in Chapter 2?
2. What is the name of the ship Alec takes when leaving his uncle?
3. What wakes Alec the first night he is back home with his parents in New York?
4. How soon after arriving in Rio de Janeiro does Alec learn a ship will be heading to the states?
5. What accent do the men who arrive on the island have?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Alec think the Black may be sent to England to race?
2. How does Alec find a water spring on the island in Chapter 3?
3. What do a group of Arab men load onto the Drake, and how does the Captain seem to feel about it?
4. What does Mrs. Dailey tell Alec she will do if he can fix up the stall in her barn for the Black?
5. What do the Irish men who arrive at the island think when Alec tells them about the Drake and the Black?
6. Describe the scene with Alec, the Black, and the venomous snake on the island.
7. What does Alec first eat on the island and how does he build a shelter?
8. What happens when Alec meets his parents at New York Harbor and tells them the Black is his?
9. 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?
10. How do Alec and the Black become more comfortable around each other during their first days on the island?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
Write an essay discussing the setting and time period of The Black Stallion. In what ways does the time period and setting impact your understanding of the story as well as the themes?
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