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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 say when he sees the Black for the first time?
2. What word does Alec's father use when he asks Henry what he and Alec have been up to with regards to their plan to race the Black in Chicago?
3. What is the name of the horse Henry used to race when he was young?
4. What summer work had Alec done in the past in the area where he searches for the Black with Henry?
5. Who does Joe say he will bring to the track to see if the Black is as fast as Henry says he is?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens in Chapter 9 when Henry suggests Alec let the Black loose?
2. What does Jim's column say the day after he watches the Black race at the Belmont for the first time?
3. What is important about April 1 in Chapter 12?
4. What does Alec's mother worry the Black will interfere with?
5. What does Henry tell Alec about Chang and their last race, the International Cup?
6. What does Alec learn about Henry in Chapter 9, and who is Chang?
7. What is Alec's daily schedule for the months after he comes home with the Black?
8. What does Jim Neville write about in his newspaper column that causes a stir in Chapter 14?
9. What information does Henry receive in Chapter 14 which makes Alec feel the Black will never be able to race?
10. What does Tony say about Napoleon going to Chicago with the Black?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing the importance the Daily Telegram has on The Black Stallion. In what ways does the newspaper move the plot forward? Did you feel it was effective? What else could the author have done to move the story forward?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay examining symbols in The Black Stallion. Consider symbols such as the pocketknife and Henry's jockey uniform and trophies. What other symbols are in the story? In what scenes do these symbols appear? What is the context? How do these symbols develop the narrative?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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