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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase did Thomas use in Chapter 19 that upset John?
(a) “Just an accident.”
(b) “Unintentional.”
(c) “Only ignorance.”
(d) “Innocence of youth.”

2. Joe saw a cart stuck in the mud in Chapter 20. What was it carrying?
(a) Fabric.
(b) Bricks.
(c) Wood.
(d) Food.

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

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

5. How old was Little Joe Green in Chapter 17?
(a) 12 ½.
(b) 14 ½.
(c) 15 ½.
(d) 16 ½.

6. In Chapter 19, what of Thomas’ was recently ruined, which John pointed out for comparison?
(a) Carriage.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Plants.
(d) Sheep.

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

8. What occupation did the crooked hostler have before becoming a hostler?
(a) Jockey.
(b) Stable boy.
(c) Farmer.
(d) School teacher.

9. Who was sick in Chapter 18?
(a) Black Beauty.
(b) Mrs. Gordon.
(c) Mr. Gordon.
(d) John.

10. What did Lady Anne name Black Beauty?
(a) Bluebird.
(b) Black Auster.
(c) Raven.
(d) Black Bird.

11. How many horses died in the fire at the hotel stable?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Three.

12. What did John say about Mrs. Gordon after she and Mr. Gordon headed off on the train?
(a) “She will overcome this illness.”
(b) “She was the most beautiful woman I’ve ever known.”
(c) “We shall never see her again.”
(d) “She was like a mother to me.”

13. Who led Ginger out of the burning stable in Chapter 16?
(a) James.
(b) The second hostler.
(c) The main hostler.
(d) John.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Max?

2. How many years had Squire Gordon and Farmer Grey worked together to do away with check-reins?

3. What was Mr. York’s position at Earlshall Park?

4. From what type of tree did a branch fall in the path blocking Black Beauty during the storm in Chapter 12?

5. Who was Little Joe Green?

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