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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. Why did John and Thomas Green stay late at the stable one night in Chapter 19?

2. Who was Max?

3. What new piece of equipment that Black Beauty had to learn to wear in Chapter 3 made him want to kick?

4. What did Lady Anne name Black Beauty?

5. How old was Merrylegs when first introduced in the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the point of the speech Mr. Gordon gave Captain Langley? What were his main arguments?

2. How does Black Beauty describe what ‘breaking in’ is for readers?

3. How is the idea of fashion represented in Chapter 10?

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

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

6. How did John show a fatherly side to James?

7. How did the Lady of Earlshall contrast Mrs. Gordon in Chapter 22?

8. How did Ginger’s childhood compare to Black Beauty’s childhood?

9. How is Ginger a character foil to Black Beauty?

10. What role does communication play in Black Beauty’s life, as described in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Black Beauty develops many different friendships. Compare/contrast any two friendships that Black Beauty has in the novel. What does Black Beauty have to offer his friend? What does his friend have to offer Black Beauty?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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