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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7:.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When spirited horses are not exercised enough, what are they sometimes called by humans?
(a) Hopeless.
(b) Out of control.
(c) Mean.
(d) Skittish.

2. What did Ginger tell Black Beauty in Chapter 7 that she had never had?
(a) A bridle and bit.
(b) Horseshoes.
(c) Apples.
(d) Kind words spoken to her.

3. What prevented the animal in Chapter 2 from escaping the hunting dogs?
(a) A fence.
(b) A horse.
(c) It tripped in a hole.
(d) Nothing; it escaped.

4. What did Black Beauty have so much of sometimes that he couldn’t help himself from acting out in Chapter 6?
(a) Energy.
(b) Anger.
(c) Frustration.
(d) Happiness.

5. What name did Ginger say Samson wanted to make her be, which caused her great anger?
(a) Horseflesh.
(b) Lady-like.
(c) Subservient.
(d) Obedient.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Ginger fed when her lips were too cracked to eat hay after she was beaten?

2. Where does a bridle go on a horse?

3. Who named Black Beauty?

4. What did the hunter who fell off of his horse in Chapter 2 break?

5. What man-made machine helped Black Beauty become fearless in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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