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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Little Joe Green?
(a) John’s nephew.
(b) James’ replacement.
(c) Farmer Bushby’s son.
(d) Squire Gordon’s nephew.

2. Which member of the Gordon family always rode Black Beauty in a riding party?
(a) Miss Flora.
(b) Miss Jessie.
(c) Mr. Gordon.
(d) Mrs. Gordon.

3. How long did John agree to give Little Joe Green a try?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) Eight weeks.
(d) Two weeks.

4. Who did Joe tell first about the stuck cart he saw in Chapter 20?
(a) The brick-maker.
(b) Squire Gordon.
(c) The doctor.
(d) The tailor.

5. How long passed in Chapter 23 before Ginger was put back on the carriage?
(a) One month.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) She was never put back on.

6. Where does a bridle go on a horse?
(a) On its tail.
(b) In its mouth.
(c) Over it’s back.
(d) On it’s feet.

7. Why did John and Thomas Green stay late at the stable one night in Chapter 19?
(a) To see how Black Beauty’s medicine settled.
(b) They did not stay late.
(c) They were behind on work due to Joe.
(d) They needed to tend to Merrylegs.

8. What reason did Captain Langley give Mr. Gordon for why he used check-reigns on his cart horses?
(a) He thought it was a necessary training tool.
(b) He liked to see his horses hold their heads up.
(c) He thought the horses liked it.
(d) He wanted his horses to know he was in charge.

9. Who was credited for saving Mrs. Gordon’s life?
(a) Joe.
(b) Black Beauty.
(c) John.
(d) The doctor.

10. Why would the pony not obey the boy riding it in Chapter 13?
(a) The boy was not giving the command properly.
(b) It had been stung by a bee.
(c) The gate was too high.
(d) It had not been trained to do what the boy wanted.

11. 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 knew Mr. Gordon was kinder than her master and wanted to go to him.
(d) The pony was intentionally misbehaving.

12. Which horse had Mrs. Gordon sent James off on in the storm to look for Mr. Gordon, John, and Black Beauty?
(a) Justice.
(b) Sir. Oliver.
(c) Merrylegs.
(d) Pepper.

13. What was Ginger fed when her lips were too cracked to eat hay after she was beaten?
(a) Apples.
(b) Bran mash.
(c) Grass.
(d) Oats.

14. What did John warn Mr. York that Black Beauty and Ginger had never used at Birtwick Park?
(a) Saddle straps.
(b) Spurs.
(c) Horseshoes.
(d) A check-rein.

15. When telling her story in Chapter 8, Ginger insisted that she would have “tried to bare it” under what circumstances?
(a) If she had been given the proper amount of food.
(b) If she had been given a saddle that fit.
(c) If she had been treated civilly.
(d) If she had been given the loose stall.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far was it to the doctor’s house in Chapter 18?

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

3. How many horses died in the fire at the hotel stable?

4. 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?

5. What nickname did Black Beauty’s first master have for him?

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