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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the cab drivers react to Seedy Sam’s speech in Chapter 39?
(a) Some of them supported Sam and others argued with him.
(b) They agreed with him.
(c) They ignored him completely.
(d) They became angry and attacked him.

2. What did Harry do when boys threw dirt at his sister in Chapter 42?
(a) Beat them up.
(b) Threw stones at them.
(c) Told the police.
(d) Threw mud back at them.

3. Black Beauty said that if he had to name a fault of Ginger’s, what would it be?
(a) She is crabby in the mornings.
(b) She has a short temper.
(c) She was impatient while standing.
(d) She only takes direction from men.

4. Who brought Jerry warm food in the winter if he could not come home to eat?
(a) Dolly.
(b) Polly.
(c) Harry.
(d) No one.

5. What issue with Black Beauty did the horse’s owner tell people at the horse fair was from ‘just a slip in the stall’?
(a) A laceration on his back leg.
(b) A welt on his side.
(c) His broken knees.
(d) His swollen ankles.

6. What caused Black Beauty to stumble and fall in Chapter 25?
(a) He tripped over a loose stone.
(b) He twisted an ankle.
(c) He was unsure what caused his fall.
(d) His horseshoe came off.

7. Who had been on the stand longer than any other London cab driver?
(a) Grant.
(b) George.
(c) Jerry.
(d) Jeremiah.

8. Who was the cab horse owner who had bought Black Beauty in Chapter 47?
(a) Skinner.
(b) Schooner.
(c) Smithson.
(d) Johnson.

9. Which war was Captain in?
(a) Crimean War.
(b) World War I.
(c) Korean War.
(d) World War II.

10. What was the name of the tavern many of the cab drivers visited in the winter?
(a) Sunshine Inn.
(b) Setting Sun.
(c) Rainy Day.
(d) Rising Sun.

11. How were the war horses loaded onto the ship to go to war?
(a) They were pulled on forcibly with ropes.
(b) They were lifted with straps.
(c) They were lured on with apples.
(d) They were prodded forward with pitchforks.

12. What was wrong with Black Beauty’s feet in Chapter 31?
(a) Thrush.
(b) Nothing.
(c) An infected cut.
(d) He had slept on them wrong.

13. Who was Jerry’s best customer?
(a) Mr. Briggs.
(b) The preacher.
(c) James Johnson.
(d) Mrs. Briggs.

14. What look did Jerry have on his face after Seedy Sam’s speech in Chapter 39?
(a) Agony.
(b) Anger.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Shock.

15. Who did Jerry tell about his conversation with Mr. Briggs, and that individual agreed with Jerry’s decision?
(a) Polly.
(b) Peggy.
(c) Harry.
(d) Black Beauty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word did Black Beauty NOT use to describe Alfred Smirk?

2. Who was Peggy sold to in Chapter 29?

3. What did Jerry name Black Beauty?

4. Who did Jerry agree to drive on a Sunday?

5. Which horse that Black Beauty pulled carts with ended up crippled due to the fault of the driver, as described in Chapter 29?

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