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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who or what did Jerry blame for hurting Captain and putting him out of commission?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) The butcher.
(c) Youth.
(d) Ignorance.

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

4. How much did Farmer Thoroughgood purchase Black Beauty for?
(a) Five pence.
(b) Four pounds.
(c) Four pence.
(d) Five pounds.

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

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

7. What was Ginger’s job in Chapter 40?
(a) Work horse.
(b) Fair horse.
(c) Crop horse.
(d) Cab-horse.

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

9. In Chapter 26, what was determined to be wrong with Reuben?
(a) He had a broken back.
(b) He was fine, but still drunk.
(c) He was dead.
(d) He has a broken leg.

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

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

12. Which old friend did Black Beauty think he saw on the street in Chapter 41?
(a) John.
(b) Merrylegs.
(c) Sir Oliver.
(d) Max.

13. What could Jerry not bear?
(a) A lazy horse.
(b) Name calling.
(c) Food wasted.
(d) Time wasted.

14. What made Ginger incredibly sad in Chapter 27?
(a) She knew she would be killed.
(b) She wouldn’t say why she was sad.
(c) Black Beauty was sold.
(d) She was sold.

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) Sold Coal.
(c) Blacksmith.
(d) Baker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Black Beauty think about all night at the end of Chapter 25?

2. Who exercised Hotspur while Jerry was sick?

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

4. In Chapter 43, what building was the woman carrying a child looking for?

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

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