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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did John want to do or be after leaving Birtwik Park?
(a) Retire and start a farm.
(b) Become a salesman and travel.
(c) A colt-breaker and horse trainer.
(d) Marry and start a family.

2. What reason did Captain Langley give Mr. Gordon for why he used check-reigns on his cart horses?
(a) He wanted his horses to know he was in charge.
(b) He thought the horses liked it.
(c) He thought it was a necessary training tool.
(d) He liked to see his horses hold their heads up.

3. What occupation did the crooked hostler have before becoming a hostler?
(a) Farmer.
(b) School teacher.
(c) Jockey.
(d) Stable boy.

4. How many horses died in the fire at the hotel stable?
(a) Three.
(b) None.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

5. What type of stick did the boys riding Merrylegs use to whip him?
(a) Hazel.
(b) Oak.
(c) Cedar.
(d) Hickory.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Black Beauty get a strong inflammation in Chapter 18?

2. How many years had Squire Gordon and Farmer Grey worked together to do away with check-reins?

3. What did Black Beauty and Mr. Gordon see a young boy trying to make a pony do at the beginning of Chapter 13?

4. How long had Black Beauty lived at Birtwik Park by Chapter 21?

5. What did Ginger tell Black Beauty in Chapter 7 that she had never had?

Short Essay Questions

1. What purpose might the old hostler serve in the novel?

2. How is the idea of fashion represented in Chapter 10?

3. What finally got Ginger to become a calm, happy, and content horse?

4. How does Black Beauty describe what ‘breaking in’ is for readers?

5. What does it say about John’s character that he agreed to hire Little Joe Green?

6. What does the mention of Rob Roy in Chapter 5 tell readers about Black Beauty?

7. What was John’s opinion of Black Beauty and Ginger, based on what he told Mr. York?

8. How did Ginger’s history come back to haunt her in Chapter 23?

9. How did the author use the weather as a writing tool in Chapter 12?

10. How did Mr. Gordon interpret Black Beauty’s action in refusing to go forward onto the broken bridge in the storm?

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