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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why could Black Beauty not get up the hill in Chapter 46?
(a) His load was too heavy.
(b) A nail in his shoe was loose.
(c) His back was injured.
(d) He had a stone stuck in his foot.

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

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

4. What did Black Beauty think about all night at the end of Chapter 25?
(a) Merrylegs.
(b) Ginger.
(c) John.
(d) His mother.

5. Who was Peggy sold to in Chapter 29?
(a) An old woman.
(b) Two hunters.
(c) Two women.
(d) A stable boy.

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

7. Who was Jerry’s best customer?
(a) James Johnson.
(b) Mrs. Briggs.
(c) Mr. Briggs.
(d) The preacher.

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

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

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

11. What was Mr. Barry’s wife’s name?
(a) Peggy.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Pearl.
(d) Pammy.

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

13. How much did Jerry charge to drive his horses faster when people were late?
(a) A shilling.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Two shillings.
(d) Four pence.

14. 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 welt on his side.
(b) His swollen ankles.
(c) His broken knees.
(d) A laceration on his back leg.

15. Who did Jerry tell about his conversation with Mr. Briggs, and that individual agreed with Jerry’s decision?
(a) Peggy.
(b) Polly.
(c) Harry.
(d) Black Beauty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the tavern many of the cab drivers visited in the winter?

2. What was the worst road condition for the horses to travel over?

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

4. Who exercised Hotspur while Jerry was sick?

5. Which type of driver did Black Beauty prefer for himself?

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