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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Alfred Smirk’s job in relation to Black Beauty?
(a) Stable boy.
(b) Master.
(c) Groom.
(d) Groom’s apprentice.

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

4. Where was Black Beauty’s new home in Chapter 27 located?
(a) London.
(b) Chelmsford.
(c) Ashford.
(d) Bath.

5. What was Black Beauty blamed for regarding what happened to Reuben?
(a) For refusing to move forward.
(b) Nothing.
(c) For not responding properly to orders.
(d) For throwing Reuben.

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

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

8. What caused Black Beauty’s sight to get worse?
(a) A poorly lit stable.
(b) Working too much during the twilight hours.
(c) Not enough sleep.
(d) Ill nutrition.

9. How old was Dinah’s baby?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Five weeks.
(d) Four weeks.

10. What did Jerry nickname the coster-boy who had a great relationship with his horse?
(a) Prince Charlie.
(b) Pony Boy.
(c) Kind Charlie.
(d) Smiles.

11. 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) She was weaned from her mother too early.
(d) Her legs were short.

12. Why, according to the doctor, did Jerry survive his fever in Chapter 45?
(a) Because he didn’t drink.
(b) Because he didn’t use tobacco.
(c) Because he ate healthy.
(d) Because he exercised regularly.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Black Beauty compare Jerry’s care for him to?

2. What did Black Beauty have stuck in his foot in his anecdote in Chapter 28?

3. What look did Jerry have on his face after Seedy Sam’s speech in Chapter 39?

4. 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?

5. How much time of rest did Ginger get at Earlshall before she was sold?

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