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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 and 16 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Alec that he has never seen anything like what the Black did after the encounter with the chestnut horse in Chapter 6?
(a) A passenger.
(b) The captain.
(c) A sailor.
(d) A little boy.

2. What does Henry say about the Black the first time he sees him run across the field?
(a) He would make a great racehorse.
(b) He should be set free.
(c) Napoleon is faster.
(d) He does not look healthy.

3. What summer work had Alec done in the past in the area where he searches for the Black with Henry?
(a) He delivered milk.
(b) He was a landscaper.
(c) He was a caddy.
(d) He was a farmhand.

4. Tony tells Alec that the Black reminds him of a younger version of which character?
(a) Himself.
(b) Frank.
(c) Henry.
(d) Napoleon.

5. Why does Jim Neville remember Henry when he first meets him at the track in Chapter 15?
(a) Henry trained Jim.
(b) Henry used to work with Jim.
(c) Henry and Jim went to school together.
(d) He remembers Henry from his racing days.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Alec feel at night the first time he is able to ride the Black on the island?

2. What accent do the men who arrive on the island have?

3. What does Henry tell Alec's father that Alec has wrapped up in racing the Black in Chicago?

4. What do two men standing on the street corner say when Alec and Henry ask them if they saw a horse?

5. What do Henry and Alec agree needs to be done so that the Black does not escape again?

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