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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 worry might happen after he has been searching for the Black for a half hour in Chapter 10?
2. What month does Henry think he and Alec should be able to start training the Black?
3. Who arrives at the Ramsay's just as Alec his telling is father that he will race the Black in Chicago?
4. Who are Whiff Sample and Bill Lee?
5. What does Henry tell Alec's father that Alec has wrapped up in racing the Black in Chicago?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Henry say to Mr. Ramsay when he worries the Black is too wild and dangerous for Alec to race?
2. What does Alec learn about Henry in Chapter 9, and who is Chang?
3. Who are Sun Raider and Cyclone?
4. What does Jim say after he watches the Black at the Belmont for the first time?
5. What is the one thing keeping the Black from being able to race?
6. What does Tony tell Alec about the Black when Alec comes home from school the day after the Black surprised Tony?
7. What does Jim Neville write about in his newspaper column that causes a stir in Chapter 14?
8. Where do Henry and Alec take the Black two weeks after they "broke the Black to bridal and saddle" (121)?
9. What does Jim give for the reason he arrives at the Belmont to watch the Black race in Chapter 15?
10. What information does Henry receive in Chapter 14 which makes Alec feel the Black will never be able to race?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay describing the imagery used in The Black Stallion. Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing Walter Farley's decision to tell the story using third person point-of-view from Alec's perspective. How does this impact the reader's understanding of the story's events? Is this effective? Why or why not?
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