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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. In Chapter 43, what building was the woman carrying a child looking for?
(a) The hospital.
(b) A bathroom.
(c) A schoolhouse.
(d) The courtroom.

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

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

4. What name did Black Beauty give to people who paid to rent a horse and then expected it to go as far and fast as they wished, even while carrying a heavy load?
(a) Steam-engine drivers.
(b) Loose-rein driver.
(c) Tight-rein driver.
(d) Selfish driver.

5. How old was Dinah’s baby?
(a) Five weeks.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Six weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brought Jerry warm food in the winter if he could not come home to eat?

2. How much did Farmer Thoroughgood purchase Black Beauty for?

3. Where did the man who purchased Black Beauty from the horse fair live?

4. Who drove the butcher’s horse for deliveries?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Mr. Filcher a good example of how men can be both good and bad?

2. What clues told Ned and Robert right away that something was off with Reuben when they found Reuben and Black Beauty?

3. What characteristics made Wright a “Real Gentleman,” as the chapter title and Jerry call him?

4. What hint is there in Chapter 43 that Jerry’s kind nature was finally doling him back some good fortune?

5. Why was Jerry offended at the word ‘compensation’ in Chapter 44?

6. How did Black Beauty’s treatment directly affect his mindset, as shown in Chapter 47?

7. What does it tell readers that Black Beauty compared Jerry to John Manly?

8. How could Black Beauty’s good temperament be seen as a sort of detriment at this point in this life?

9. Just as men have a check list to go through when determining if they want to buy a horse, what qualities in a potential master did Black Beauty look for?

10. What does Chapter 31 say about responsibility involved in owning a horse?

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