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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alec uses to fill the holes in his driftwood shelter on the island?
(a) Mud.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Seaweed.
(d) Sand.

2. Where do the men who find Alec on the island tell him they are heading?
(a) England.
(b) Rio de Janeiro.
(c) India.
(d) New York.

3. How soon after arriving in Rio de Janeiro does Alec learn a ship will be heading to the states?
(a) The next day.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 1 week.

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

5. What is the name of the family who owns the old Halleran place where Alec hopes to keep the Black?
(a) The Daileys.
(b) The Drurys.
(c) The Ramsays.
(d) The Donahues.

6. What does Alec think of when a storm sets him while on the ship back home in Chapter 7?
(a) The Drake.
(b) His mother.
(c) India.
(d) The island.

7. What does Alec see up ahead after he notices he and the Black are going into the waves rather than against them in Chapter 2?
(a) Larger buildings.
(b) Smoke.
(c) A small island.
(d) A forest.

8. What does Alec's uncle give to him on his birthday?
(a) A pocket knife.
(b) A cake.
(c) A silver coin.
(d) A gold watch.

9. Where does Alec plan to keep the Black when he gets home?
(a) At an old barn near his house.
(b) At the stables at his school.
(c) In his backyard.
(d) At his uncle's house.

10. Which character does not want to ride home with the Black, so they take the car?
(a) Alec's mother.
(b) Alec's father.
(c) Joe Russo.
(d) Alec.

11. 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 write to Alec.
(d) So he can get Alec a cab home.

12. Who is the old horse using the only good stall at the old Halleran house?
(a) Antonio.
(b) Bonaparte.
(c) Nathaniel.
(d) Napoleon.

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

14. What does Mrs. Dailey tell Alec she will do if he does a good job fixing up the stall in the barn?
(a) She will tell his mother what a great son she has.
(b) She will let him have their other horse.
(c) She will hire him as a farm hand.
(d) She will not charge him very much rent.

15. What does Alec plan to do as soon as he wakes up on his first morning back home in New York?
(a) Go to school.
(b) See the Black.
(c) Clean his bedroom.
(d) Make breakfast for his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one of the Arab men do when Captain Watson appears angry at the large cargo they are loading on his ship in Chapter 1?

2. What happens when the Black sees a chestnut horse while boarding the ship to the states in Chapter 6?

3. What does the inspector in Chapter 7 call the Black when they are waiting to go to New York Harbor?

4. What does Alec find on the rocks at the shoreline which he remembers from biology class is edible?

5. What time is it when Alec gets back home after the commotion at the barn with the Black on his first night back?

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