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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14:.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first question Mr. Gordon asked the man who pulled his small pony’s reigns hard and whipped her after she turned toward Mr. Gordon’s gates in Chapter 11?
(a) “Is that pony made of flesh and blood?”
(b) “Have you no kindness, sir?”
(c) “Would you treat your wife like that?”
(d) “How would you like it if I did that to you?”

2. How many years had Squire Gordon and Farmer Grey worked together to do away with check-reins?
(a) 12 years.
(b) One year.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 10 years.

3. How old was James about to turn in Chapter 14?
(a) Stable boy.
(b) Cook.
(c) Blacksmith.
(d) Coachman.

4. Why, did Mr. Gordon say, the small pony probably turned toward his gates in the first place in Chapter 11?
(a) The pony’s master had driven her that direction many times before and she remembered.
(b) The master probably got confused and signaled her that direction.
(c) The pony was intentionally misbehaving.
(d) The pony knew Mr. Gordon was kinder than her master and wanted to go to him.

5. How many of Black Beauty’s feet were white?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Merrylegs do to first hint to the boys in Chapter 9 that he was tired and ready to be done?

2. Where does a bridle go on a horse?

3. Who did Merrylegs throw off of him in Chapter 9?

4. How old was James about to turn in Chapter 14?

5. Whose opinion about James did Mr. Gordon want?

(see the answer key)

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