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

2. Which of Black Beauty’s senses was heightened due to his illness?
(a) Taste.
(b) Sight.
(c) Hearing.
(d) Smell.

3. Why would the pony not obey the boy riding it in Chapter 13?
(a) The boy was not giving the command properly.
(b) The gate was too high.
(c) It had been stung by a bee.
(d) It had not been trained to do what the boy wanted.

4. What nickname did Black Beauty’s first master have for him?
(a) Pal.
(b) Darkie.
(c) Duchess.
(d) Beauty.

5. From what type of tree did a branch fall in the path blocking Black Beauty during the storm in Chapter 12?
(a) Pine.
(b) Hickory.
(c) Cedar.
(d) Oak.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Max?

3. What animal were the hunting dogs tracking in Chapter 2?

4. In Chapter 19, what of Thomas’ was recently ruined, which John pointed out for comparison?

5. Which member of the Gordon family always rode Black Beauty in a riding party?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is the theme of cruelty introduced in Chapter 13?

5. How did Joe’s actions in Chapter 20 show that he was a good fit to work for Squire Gordon?

6. What role does communication play in Black Beauty’s life, as described in Chapter 6?

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

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

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