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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 issue with Black Beauty did the horse’s owner tell people at the horse fair was from ‘just a slip in the stall’?

2. What was the name of the tavern many of the cab drivers visited in the winter?

3. What was Alfred Smirk’s job in relation to Black Beauty?

4. What did Black Beauty say there is a great deal of at a horse fair?

5. Who did Mr. Barry hire to be his horse groom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Black Beauty believe all boys are evil? What evidence does he give to support his belief?

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

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

4. What clues told Ned and Robert right away that something was off with Reuben when they found Reuben and Black Beauty?

5. How could Black Beauty’s good temperament be seen as a sort of detriment at this point in this life?

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Black Beauty can be seen as a coming-of-age story. What elements of the story make it a coming-of-age story? How does it compare to the coming-of-age story of a human?

Essay Topic 2

There is a motif of abuse in Black Beauty. Who endures abuse throughout the book? Who doles out the abuse? What is the abuse for? What different types of abuse are experienced in Black Beauty?

Essay Topic 3

Merrylegs was very happy at his home when Black Beauty first met him and seemed to have found his niche among the other horses. What is Merrylegs’ role on the farm? What role did he play among the other horses? How did Merrylegs feel about his roles in life?

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