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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 game does Alec tell Henry he and the Black are playing when Alec brings Whiff and Bill to the barn?

2. How many nights a week do Henry and Alec plan to meet Jake at the track to train the Black?

3. Where does Alec go in search of the Black thinking he may have found his way there by instinct?

4. What are Henry and Alec putting on the Black for the first time on April 1?

5. Who is Cyclone's owner?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Sun Raider and Cyclone?

2. Where is Alec when he finds the Black after he ran away?

3. What is Alec's daily schedule for the months after he comes home with the Black?

4. What does Alec learn about Henry in Chapter 9, and who is Chang?

5. What does Henry tell Alec they are going to need to do so the Black does not run away again?

6. What does Alec's mother worry the Black will interfere with?

7. What does Alec tell Henry his time trying to ride and then getting thrown off of the Black reminds him of on their first day of training?

8. What does Jim give for the reason he arrives at the Belmont to watch the Black race in Chapter 15?

9. What does Jim say after he watches the Black at the Belmont for the first time?

10. What does Henry say to Mr. Ramsay when he worries the Black is too wild and dangerous for Alec to race?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Alec's conflict between his love of racing and his education. What does Alec feel about each? What do Alec's family feel is more important? How do you know? Use direct examples from the text to support your viewpoint.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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