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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 was Filcher arrested for?

2. What caused Black Beauty to stumble and fall in Chapter 25?

3. Who did Black Beauty compare Jerry’s care for him to?

4. What made Ginger incredibly sad in Chapter 27?

5. How many men made offers for Black Beauty at the horse fair?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Jerry offended at the word ‘compensation’ in Chapter 44?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What connections were there between Seedy Sam and Ginger?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Black Beauty experienced a variety of masters. What are some things he learned from different masters? Did he learn more from his kind masters or his mean ones? Which master do you think Black Beauty liked the most?

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