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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. Who led Ginger out of the burning stable in Chapter 16?
(a) The second hostler.
(b) James.
(c) The main hostler.
(d) John.

2. How was Sir Clifford Williams related to Mr. Gordon?
(a) Cousins.
(b) Father/Son
(c) Brothers.
(d) They are not related.

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

4. How did Black Beauty feel about seeing Joe so angry in Chapter 20?
(a) Excited.
(b) Apprehensive.
(c) Scared.
(d) Angry.

5. What caused Ginger to rear up and kick in Chapter 23?
(a) Withholding her dinner.
(b) A stone was thrown at her.
(c) The sharpening of her bit.
(d) The tightening of her check-reign.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Black Beauty’s brother?

2. Who did Merrylegs throw off of him in Chapter 9?

3. How long did John agree to give Little Joe Green a try?

4. How many of Black Beauty’s feet were white?

5. What was the relationship between Black Beauty and Ginger by the end of Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Ginger’s childhood compare to Black Beauty’s childhood?

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

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

5. How do readers know that John understood Black Beauty well and knew he was a loyal horse?

6. How did John show a fatherly side to James?

7. What was the understanding among everyone at Birtwik Park, which no one acknowledged aloud to the Gordons?

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

9. What was the point of the speech Mr. Gordon gave Captain Langley? What were his main arguments?

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

(see the answer keys)

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