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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. How old was James about to turn in Chapter 14?
(a) 19.
(b) 22.
(c) 21.
(d) 20.

2. Joe saw a cart stuck in the mud in Chapter 20. What was it carrying?
(a) Bricks.
(b) Food.
(c) Wood.
(d) Fabric.

3. What was Blantyre’s relationship to Lady Anne?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Friend.
(d) Brother.

4. What prevented the animal in Chapter 2 from escaping the hunting dogs?
(a) A horse.
(b) A fence.
(c) It tripped in a hole.
(d) Nothing; it escaped.

5. What did Lady Anne name Black Beauty?
(a) Black Auster.
(b) Bluebird.
(c) Black Bird.
(d) Raven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the master yell at Dick when he caught the boy throwing something at the horses?

2. When telling her story in Chapter 8, Ginger insisted that she would have “tried to bare it” under what circumstances?

3. What was James’ last name?

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

5. What did Black Beauty have so much of sometimes that he couldn’t help himself from acting out in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Joe do for Black Beauty after the horse arrived back with the doctor, and why was it incorrect?

2. Why did the term “only ignorance” upset John?

3. How does the theme of trust appear in Chapter 16?

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

5. How did Merrylegs see boys and girls differently, and why might that be?

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

7. What advice did Black Beauty’s mother give him when he was young, which he never forgot?

8. How is Ginger a character foil to Black Beauty?

9. How was Ginger taught not to trust men?

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

(see the answer keys)

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