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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word did Black Beauty NOT use to describe Alfred Smirk?
(a) Conceited.
(b) Lazy.
(c) Ignorant.
(d) Ugly.

2. Which horse found Black Beauty and Reuben in Chapter 26?
(a) Ginger.
(b) Max.
(c) An unnamed horse.
(d) Sir Oliver.

3. Who or what did Black Beauty compare Jerry Barker to?
(a) Joe Green.
(b) Rob Roy.
(c) John Manly.
(d) James.

4. Who drove the butcher’s horse for deliveries?
(a) His son.
(b) His nephew.
(c) His brother.
(d) A hired hand.

5. What was Seedy Sam’s profession?
(a) Cab driver.
(b) Thief.
(c) Bread maker.
(d) Horse trainer.

6. Who exercised Hotspur while Jerry was sick?
(a) The Governor.
(b) Dolly.
(c) Larry.
(d) Harry.

7. What did Black Beauty do to comfort Ginger in Chapter 40?
(a) Shared his food.
(b) Shared his water.
(c) Put his nose to hers.
(d) Fluttered his lips.

8. What did Jerry become sick with?
(a) Bronchitis.
(b) Meningitis.
(c) A double ear infection.
(d) Pneumonia.

9. What did Jerry name Black Beauty?
(a) Jerry Jr.
(b) Black Aster.
(c) Blackbird.
(d) Jack.

10. What was Reuben Smith’s vice?
(a) Women.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Cigars.
(d) Swearing.

11. What name did Black Beauty give to people who paid to rent a horse and then expected it to go as far and fast as they wished, even while carrying a heavy load?
(a) Tight-rein driver.
(b) Selfish driver.
(c) Loose-rein driver.
(d) Steam-engine drivers.

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

13. What did Captain think of Army life at first?
(a) It was very pleasant.
(b) It was all he knew.
(c) He didn’t care for it but liked his master.
(d) He hated everything about it.

14. What did the farrier diagnose Black Beauty with in Chapter 47?
(a) Exhaustion from being overworked.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Bronchitis.

15. What did the old man whom Black Beauty referred to in Chapter 41 as having a great relationship with his horse do for a living?
(a) Butcher.
(b) Baker.
(c) Sold Coal.
(d) Blacksmith.

Short Answer Questions

1. Black Beauty said that if he had to name a fault of Ginger’s, what would it be?

2. How old did Farmer Thoroughgood say Black Beauty was after looking at his teeth?

3. How much did Farmer Thoroughgood purchase Black Beauty for?

4. What did Jerry tell Harry does not come from colors?

5. What day of the week did Jerry spend with his family?

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