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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old did Farmer Thoroughgood say Black Beauty was after looking at his teeth?
(a) 10-11 years old.
(b) 13-14 years old.
(c) 11-12 years old.
(d) 9-10 years old.

2. Which type of driver did Black Beauty prefer for himself?
(a) Tight-rein driver.
(b) High-rein driver.
(c) Low-rein driver.
(d) Loose-rein driver.

3. What did Jerry tell Harry does not come from colors?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Liberty.
(d) Pride.

4. 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) His swollen ankles.
(c) His broken knees.
(d) A welt on his side.

5. What reason did Peggy give for her strange gait?
(a) She had a stone in her hoof.
(b) One of her legs was lame.
(c) Her legs were short.
(d) She was weaned from her mother too early.

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

7. How many different types of drivers did Black Beauty describe in Chapter 28?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

8. How much time of rest did Ginger get at Earlshall before she was sold?
(a) Six months.
(b) Seven months.
(c) Two months.
(d) Twelve months.

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

10. What did Mr. Briggs ask Jerry to do for him on Sundays?
(a) Take Mrs. Briggs to the doctor.
(b) Watch over his farm while he’s at church.
(c) Take Mrs. Briggs to church.
(d) Loan him a job horse.

11. What did Black Beauty have stuck in his foot in his anecdote in Chapter 28?
(a) A splinter.
(b) A piece of glass.
(c) A stone.
(d) A piece of coal.

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

13. What did Black Beauty say there is a great deal of at a horse fair?
(a) Theft.
(b) Joy.
(c) Lies.
(d) Laughter.

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

15. Who did Black Beauty compare Jerry’s care for him to?
(a) Mr. Barry.
(b) Joe.
(c) James.
(d) John.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which old friend did Black Beauty think he saw on the street in Chapter 41?

2. What did Jerry become sick with?

3. What day of the week did Jerry give his horses off?

4. 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?

5. Why, according to the doctor, did Jerry survive his fever in Chapter 45?

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