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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. How does Henry know the watchman who lets them into the track in Chapter 13?

2. What was Henry's number when he raced horses?

3. What does Jake say the Black would want to do if he ever had the chance to race?

4. What does the newspaper article Henry shows to Alec in Chapter 15 say?

5. What big race did Henry's horse when we he used to race?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Where do Henry and Alec take the Black two weeks after they "broke the Black to bridal and saddle" (121)?

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

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

6. Why does Joe seem to think the Black would be eligible to race against Cyclone and Sun Raider even though he is not registered?

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 Tony say about Napoleon going to Chicago with the Black?

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

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 describing the imagery used in The Black Stallion. Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.

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 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.

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