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

2. What reason did Peggy give for her strange gait?
(a) She was weaned from her mother too early.
(b) She had a stone in her hoof.
(c) One of her legs was lame.
(d) Her legs were short.

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

4. What injury did Jerry sustain after being thrown from his cart when another cart ran into it in Chapter 44?
(a) Hit foot was broken.
(b) He was only bruised.
(c) He was cut on his chest.
(d) His leg was broken.

5. Where was Black Beauty’s new home in Chapter 27 located?
(a) Bath.
(b) Ashford.
(c) Chelmsford.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which war was Captain in?

2. Black Beauty said that if he had to name a fault of Ginger’s, what would it be?

3. What did the boys who threw mud at Dolly in Chapter 42 call her?

4. What day of the week did Jerry spend with his family?

5. Which ingredient was gradually missing from Black Beauty’s food in Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the horses, including Black Beauty, and the people in Chapter 48 reflect one another?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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