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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 are Henry and Alec putting on the Black for the first time on April 1?
2. What does Alec finally tell his father while he is reading the sports page after dinner in Chapter 16?
3. What does Henry tell Alec's father that Alec has wrapped up in racing the Black in Chicago?
4. 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?
5. What keepsakes from Henry's racing days does he show to Alec in Chapter 9?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jim give for the reason he arrives at the Belmont to watch the Black race in Chapter 15?
2. What does Jim Neville write about in his newspaper column that causes a stir in Chapter 14?
3. What does Tony say about Napoleon going to Chicago with the Black?
4. What does Henry say to Mr. Ramsay when he worries the Black is too wild and dangerous for Alec to race?
5. What does Jim say after he watches the Black at the Belmont for the first time?
6. 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?
7. What is Alec's daily schedule for the months after he comes home with the Black?
8. What is important about April 1 in Chapter 12?
9. What did the owners of Sun Raider and Cyclone say when Jim Neville called them up about racing the mystery horse?
10. Who is Jake and how does he know Henry?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay comparing and contrasting Napoleon and The Black in The Black Stallion. What details help develop their character and what do these details tell you about them? What is their background? How do they know each other? How do they interact? In what ways are they similar or different? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Alec experiences personal changes throughout the novel. In what ways does Alec change and in what ways does he remain the same? How do these changes develop the themes of freedom, friendship, youth, and survival in The Black Stallion?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing narrative voice in Walter Farley's The Black Stallion. Include thoughts on how the narrative voice of the story is effective in conveying the story’s themes.
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