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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 was the Lady’s suggestion to Jakes to help Black Beauty get his load up the hill in Chapter 46?
(a) Remove his check-rein.
(b) Go around the hill.
(c) Take two trips with lighter loads.
(d) Get a running start.

2. Who did Jerry agree to drive on a Sunday?
(a) Mrs. Briggs.
(b) Polly.
(c) Dinah Brown.
(d) No one.

3. What could Jerry not bear?
(a) Time wasted.
(b) Food wasted.
(c) A lazy horse.
(d) Name calling.

4. When Jerry was out late working, how late would Polly wait up for him?
(a) 1 a.m.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 11 p.m.
(d) Until he came home.

5. What did Black Beauty say there is a great deal of at a horse fair?
(a) Laughter.
(b) Theft.
(c) Lies.
(d) Joy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What look did Jerry have on his face after Seedy Sam’s speech in Chapter 39?

2. What injury did Jerry sustain after being thrown from his cart when another cart ran into it in Chapter 44?

3. How was Black Beauty transferred to his new home in Chapter 27?

4. Who did Jerry tell about his conversation with Mr. Briggs, and that individual agreed with Jerry’s decision?

5. What did Captain think of Army life at first?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What personal belief did Jerry share in Chapter 36?

4. What thoughts on Liberty did Jerry share with Harry in Chapter 42?

5. How did the way Jerry lived his life and treated people work toward his benefit in Chapter 45?

6. Does Black Beauty believe all boys are evil? What evidence does he give to support his belief?

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

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

9. Black Beauty uses heavy sarcasm in Chapter 29. What is he describing and why might he be using sarcasm?

10. What evidence in Chapter 27 is there that Black Beauty and Ginger were aging a bit?

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