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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 Black Beauty blamed for regarding what happened to Reuben?
(a) For refusing to move forward.
(b) For throwing Reuben.
(c) For not responding properly to orders.
(d) Nothing.

2. Who did Mr. Barry hire to be his horse groom?
(a) John.
(b) James.
(c) Frankie.
(d) Filcher.

3. Why, according to the doctor, did Jerry survive his fever in Chapter 45?
(a) Because he exercised regularly.
(b) Because he didn’t use tobacco.
(c) Because he ate healthy.
(d) Because he didn’t drink.

4. After Black Beauty stumbled in Chapter 25, what happened to Reuben Smith?
(a) He ran for a doctor.
(b) He stopped to check on Black Beauty.
(c) He ran for a veterinarian.
(d) He passed out on the street.

5. How much did Jerry charge to drive his horses faster when people were late?
(a) Four pence.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A shilling.
(d) Two shillings.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jerry was out late working, how late would Polly wait up for him?

2. Who exercised Hotspur while Jerry was sick?

3. What issue with Black Beauty did the horse’s owner tell people at the horse fair was from ‘just a slip in the stall’?

4. What was Jerry’s final answer to Mr. Briggs regarding the job Mr. Briggs offered him?

5. What did Jerry tell Harry does not come from colors?

Short Essay Questions

1. Based on Captain’s retelling of his war experience, how does war for horses compare to war for humans?

2. What did Jerry have to say about himself being rich?

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

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

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

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

7. What message about alcohol might the author be sending readers Chapter 25?

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

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

10. 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?

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