Novel - The Black Stallion

Where was Alec when the book started.

• India

• Arabia

• Chicago

• New York

What happened to the Drake as it made its way down the Spanish coast?

• Pirates tried to come onboard and steal the black.

• The engine died and Alec was kidnapped.

• A storm struck and the Drake sank, leaving Alec and the Black in the sea.

• The Black's owner hired Alec to exercise the horse on the deck each day.

Why did the ship stop at the island that Alec and the Black were on?

• An approaching storm forced it to find safety.

• The captain had spotted the SOS Alec had made in the rocks on the hillside.

• One of the crew had seen the fire that engulfed Alec's shelter.

• They were sent out to look for the missing Drake.

To get the Black off from the ship in New York, Alec had to....

• Use a sweater to blindfold him.

• Sedate him with a powerful tranquilizer.

• Hobble his rear legs to keep him from bolting.

• Load him into a large crate and wheel it down the gangplank.

After seeing the Black, Henry convinced Alec to.....

• Audition the Black for a movie that was filming nearby

• Send the black to a stable in Vermont for training

• Work together to make the Black a great race horse

• Allow Tony to use the black to pull his cart

What made it hard for Alec to get the Black in a race?

• You needed to be 18 to be a horse jockey

• The Black wouldn't run with a saddle on.

• Racetracks were too long and the Black didn't have the endurance.

• Alec didn't have any record of the Black's sire or dam.

How did Henry's friend Jake help with the training of the Black?

• He exercised the horse while Alec was at school.

• He allowed him to come into Belmont to practice on the track.

• He raced him against Chang.

• Fitting him with a hackamore, a bridle that doesn't have a bit.

What response did Alec receive from his letters to Arabia about the Black?

• The owner of the horse came forward wanting him back.

• The Black was a mustang that had been brought to Arabia from California.

• There was no record of the horse.

• The horse's records showed that he won every race he ever entered.

After Jim Neville wrote a column about the horse, the Black was.....

• Placed in quarantine by U.S. officials.

• Given registration papers so he could race.

• Asked to be a pace horse in an upcoming race.

• Invited to run in the match race between Cyclone and Sun Raider.

Mr. Ramsay let Alec ride in the race under what condition?

• Alec had to finish his school exams first.

• Alec would return the horse to its owner following the race.

• Alec had to work on the farm to pay for the horse's expenses.

• During the race, Alec couldn't get the Black his head.