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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote The Black Stallion?
(a) Will F. Marley.
(b) Christopher Farley.
(c) Alec Ramsay.
(d) Walter Farley.

2. What does Alec use to blindfold the Black as they walk the gangplank when they arrive in New York?
(a) His socks.
(b) His handkerchief.
(c) His own sweater.
(d) A bedsheet.

3. What does Alec tells his parents about the Black when he first sees them in New York?
(a) The Black saved his life.
(b) They need to find a home for the Black.
(c) The Black is going to become a race horse.
(d) The Black is a gift for his mother.

4. Why does Alec make a spear with his pocket knife?
(a) To try to catch fish.
(b) To kill the Black.
(c) Because he is bored.
(d) To protect himself from wildlife.

5. Why is the woman who owns the old Halleran house surprised when she sees Alec at her house?
(a) She had told Alec never to come by.
(b) She is not used to visitors.
(c) He looks so much older than when he left.
(d) She had heard he drowned in a shipwreck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Alec hear saying "Dio Mio!" in the barn in the middle of the night on Alec's first night back home?

2. What American state is Alec from?

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

4. What does Alec plan to do as soon as he wakes up on his first morning back home in New York?

5. What do the men think when they hear the tale Alec tells when they find him on the island?

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