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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 did Black Beauty have stuck in his foot in his anecdote in Chapter 28?
(a) A splinter.
(b) A stone.
(c) A piece of glass.
(d) A piece of coal.

2. Why didn’t Black Beauty recognize Ginger when he first saw her in Chapter 40?
(a) She had changed her gait.
(b) She had gone gray.
(c) She was so thin and worn out looking.
(d) Her main and tail were braided.

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

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

5. What was Reuben Smith’s vice?
(a) Cigars.
(b) Swearing.
(c) Women.
(d) Alcohol.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jerry name Black Beauty?

2. What color was Hotspur?

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. How were the war horses loaded onto the ship to go to war?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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