The Black Stallion Chapter 9

What happened when Tony took Napoleon out to work for the day?

• Napoleon wouldn't wake up

• Napoleon just kept screaming

• The Black didn't want Napoleon to leave

• Theh Black tore up the entire barn

What did Henry do for a living before he retired?

• salesman

• trained kids to run track

• baseball player

• horse trainer

What race did Henry win with his horse as a young man?

• The Kentucky Derby

• The Preakness stakes

• The Grand National

• Melbourne Cup

How are Alec and Henry going to train The Black for a horse race over the next year?

• Wait until he is ready

• Take him to Belmont to start working him out

• Take him to run in the Kentucky Derby

• He won't let anyone ride him, so there is nothing to train

What happens to The Black when the low flying plane crosses the field?

• He whistles

• He didn't mind the plane so he just kept eating

• He gets scared and jumps the wall and runs away

• He threw Alec across the field

When the plane flies across the sky Alec says, “His motor seems to be missing too!” What does this mean?

• The plane doesn't have a motor

• The plane crashed

• missing means it is a crop dusting plane

• The plane wasn't running right

Where was the Black headed when he jumped the fence?

• to the park

• to the store

• into traffic

• to Alec's house

When Alec was talking to his dad about school, dad let him stay home one more day and said, "One more day won't hurt, it'll give you a chance to accustom yourself again." What does accustom mean?

• usual

• cupcakes

• feel

• sad

Alec was watching Tony harness Napoleon. He noticed that the Black was also an interested spectator. What does spectator mean?

• to accept something without complaining

• The season between winter and summer

• Someone that watched an event but does not participate in it

• to ask questions

Henry told Alec that The Black would make a good race horse, then he says, "What do you say son- are you game?" What does he mean when he says "Are you game?"

• He wants to know if he is willing to try it

• He wants to know if he wants to play a board game

• He wants Alec to play basketball with him after school

• He wants Alec to create a game with him