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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Loose-rein driver.
(b) Selfish driver.
(c) Tight-rein driver.
(d) Steam-engine drivers.

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

3. What day of the week did Jerry give his horses off?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Sunday.

4. Who did Mr. Barry hire to be his horse groom?
(a) James.
(b) Filcher.
(c) Frankie.
(d) John.

5. How was Black Beauty transferred to his new home in Chapter 27?
(a) Train.
(b) Walked.
(c) Boat.
(d) Trailer.

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

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

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

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

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

11. What was the Lady’s suggestion to Jakes to help Black Beauty get his load up the hill in Chapter 46?
(a) Go around the hill.
(b) Get a running start.
(c) Take two trips with lighter loads.
(d) Remove his check-rein.

12. Why was there so much traffic in Chapter 43?
(a) It was Election Day.
(b) There was a cart accident.
(c) There was a funeral for someone famous.
(d) There was a parade.

13. Under what circumstance would Jerry consider driving his horses faster than usual?
(a) If someone was late for the train.
(b) If someone was hurt.
(c) If a woman was in labor.
(d) If he knew why.

14. How many hours a day did Seedy Sam work?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 14-16.
(d) 18-20.

15. Which horse that Black Beauty pulled carts with ended up crippled due to the fault of the driver, as described in Chapter 29?
(a) Max.
(b) Rory.
(c) Peggy.
(d) Ginger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who or what did Jerry blame for hurting Captain and putting him out of commission?

2. What did the farrier diagnose Black Beauty with in Chapter 47?

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

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

5. Who brought Jerry warm food in the winter if he could not come home to eat?

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