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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 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) Tight-rein driver.
(b) Selfish driver.
(c) Loose-rein driver.
(d) Steam-engine drivers.

2. Which horse found Black Beauty and Reuben in Chapter 26?
(a) Ginger.
(b) Max.
(c) An unnamed horse.
(d) Sir Oliver.

3. Where did the man who purchased Black Beauty from the horse fair live?
(a) London.
(b) Bath.
(c) Berkshire.
(d) Ashford.

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

5. Who tried to cut into Jerry’s cab before the woman carrying a child in Chapter 43?
(a) A wealthy man.
(b) Two men.
(c) Two women.
(d) An old man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why didn’t Black Beauty recognize Ginger when he first saw her in Chapter 40?

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

3. Why did Jerry borrow a cart from the butcher for his Sunday drive in Chapter 36?

4. Who or what did Black Beauty compare Jerry Barker to?

5. What did Black Beauty think about all night at the end of Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. What did Jerry do in Chapter 37 to show that he had real consideration for Black Beauty?

6. What connections were there between Seedy Sam and Ginger?

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

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

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

10. What was Seedy Sam’s speech about? What were his main points?

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