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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 Jake tell Alec in Chapter 15 when he rides in front of the news reporters and he wakes on the ground with a clutch of Black mane in his hand and asks if he fell?
2. What does Jim suggest Henry and Alec stop doing as momentum around the mystery horse begins to build in Chapter 15?
3. What was Henry's number when he raced horses?
4. What did Henry do for work after he retired from racing?
5. Who tells Henry and Alec he is only at the track because he is a "newspaper man" (146)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Alec learn about Henry in Chapter 9, and who is Chang?
2. Where is Alec when he finds the Black after he ran away?
3. Why does Joe seem to think the Black would be eligible to race against Cyclone and Sun Raider even though he is not registered?
4. What does Tony tell Alec about the Black when Alec comes home from school the day after the Black surprised Tony?
5. What does Jim give for the reason he arrives at the Belmont to watch the Black race in Chapter 15?
6. What does Jim say after he watches the Black at the Belmont for the first time?
7. What does Jim's column say the day after he watches the Black race at the Belmont for the first time?
8. What does Jim Neville write about in his newspaper column that causes a stir in Chapter 14?
9. What is important about April 1 in Chapter 12?
10. What does Henry tell Alec about Chang and their last race, the International Cup?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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 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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