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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 - 6 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Alec say he cannot leave the island when the men first offer to take him to Rio de Janeiro?
(a) Because he is afraid to get on a ship after the last one he was on sunk.
(b) Because he will not leave the Black.
(c) Because he wants to live on the island.
(d) Because they are strangers.

2. What American state is Alec from?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) New York.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Illinois.

3. What color is Alec's hair?
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

4. What boards the ship at the Arab port which draw attention?
(a) A camel.
(b) A giraffe.
(c) A black stallion.
(d) An elephant.

5. Why does Pat ask Alec for his address at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) So he can find out if they are neighbors.
(b) So he can radio Alec's parents.
(c) So he can get Alec a cab home.
(d) So he can write to Alec.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Alec how they had to choke the Black on order to get him on board?

2. In Chapter 2, what happens to one of the men who had helped bring the Black aboard the ship?

3. What does the Black do the first time Alec tries to touch his head on the island?

4. Who tells Alec that he has never seen anything like what the Black did after the encounter with the chestnut horse in Chapter 6?

5. What does a man try to do to Alec while they are waiting to be put on lifeboats in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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