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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the horse that died in Chapter 2?

2. Which member of the Gordon family always rode Black Beauty in a riding party?

3. What nickname did Black Beauty’s first master have for him?

4. How did Black Beauty warn his master about the broken bridge in Chapter 12?

5. Who led Black Beauty out of the burning stable in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. What purpose might the old hostler serve in the novel?

2. Why did the term “only ignorance” upset John?

3. How do readers know that John understood Black Beauty well and knew he was a loyal horse?

4. How did Joe’s actions in Chapter 20 show that he was a good fit to work for Squire Gordon?

5. What finally got Ginger to become a calm, happy, and content horse?

6. What does the mention of Rob Roy in Chapter 5 tell readers about Black Beauty?

7. How does Black Beauty and Ginger’s relationship change throughout Chapter 5?

8. What theme is introduced In Chapter 2?

9. How does Black Beauty show readers that the Gordons are good people?

10. How was Merrylegs the peacekeeper among the horses?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Death appears in Black Beauty’s story many times. What are three examples of death from Black Beauty, and what might the author’s purpose have been for including those deaths?

Essay Topic 2

Black Beauty formed many relationships throughout the novel. Which relationship affected him the most? Which character did Black Beauty influence the most?

Essay Topic 3

There are multiple examples of foreshadowing within Black Beauty. Select at least three examples of foreshadowing to describe when they occur and what they foreshadow. Did you guess what was being foreshadowed as you were reading, or did you only recognize the foreshadowing after the event being foreshadowed had occurred?

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