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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 did Merrylegs do to first hint to the boys in Chapter 9 that he was tired and ready to be done?

2. What was Mr. York’s position at Earlshall Park?

3. What reason did Captain Langley give Mr. Gordon for why he used check-reigns on his cart horses?

4. How long had Black Beauty lived at Birtwik Park by Chapter 21?

5. Whose opinion about James did Mr. Gordon want?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does it say about John’s character that he agreed to hire Little Joe Green?

2. How does the motif of family relationship appear in John’s story about his past?

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

4. How was Ginger taught not to trust men?

5. How is the theme of cruelty introduced in Chapter 13?

6. What was the understanding among everyone at Birtwik Park, which no one acknowledged aloud to the Gordons?

7. How did John get his point across to Thomas in Chapter 19?

8. How was Merrylegs the peacekeeper among the horses?

9. How did Ginger’s history come back to haunt her in Chapter 23?

10. What example of foreshadowing occurs in Chapter 24?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Symbolism is literature means to inject a symbolic meaning into something else. What examples of symbolism are there in Black Beauty?

Essay Topic 2

Multiple themes run through Black Beauty. Select two themes from the novel; how is each theme presented? How do the themes work together?

Essay Topic 3

Stories have a tone and mood, which often play off of one another. What is the tone of Black Beauty? What is the mood? How do the tone and mood affect one another throughout the novel?

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