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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Jerry’s final answer to Mr. Briggs regarding the job Mr. Briggs offered him?
(a) He had to think about it further.
(b) No.
(c) He agreed to do it twice a month.
(d) Yes.

2. What was Black Beauty blamed for regarding what happened to Reuben?
(a) Nothing.
(b) For refusing to move forward.
(c) For throwing Reuben.
(d) For not responding properly to orders.

3. What did Jerry tell Harry does not come from colors?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Liberty.
(c) Pride.
(d) Kindness.

4. What was Mr. Barry’s wife’s name?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Peggy.
(c) Pearl.
(d) Pammy.

5. Who drove the butcher’s horse for deliveries?
(a) A hired hand.
(b) His son.
(c) His brother.
(d) His nephew.

6. Black Beauty said that if he had to name a fault of Ginger’s, what would it be?
(a) She only takes direction from men.
(b) She has a short temper.
(c) She was impatient while standing.
(d) She is crabby in the mornings.

7. What was the name of the tavern many of the cab drivers visited in the winter?
(a) Rising Sun.
(b) Setting Sun.
(c) Rainy Day.
(d) Sunshine Inn.

8. Which horse that Black Beauty pulled carts with ended up crippled due to the fault of the driver, as described in Chapter 29?
(a) Max.
(b) Peggy.
(c) Ginger.
(d) Rory.

9. How did the cab drivers react to Seedy Sam’s speech in Chapter 39?
(a) They became angry and attacked him.
(b) They ignored him completely.
(c) They agreed with him.
(d) Some of them supported Sam and others argued with him.

10. What was Seedy Sam’s profession?
(a) Thief.
(b) Horse trainer.
(c) Cab driver.
(d) Bread maker.

11. Whose cart ran in to Jerry’s cart hurting Captain?
(a) The brewer’s.
(b) The blacksmith’s.
(c) The doctor’s.
(d) The butcher’s.

12. What was Reuben Smith’s vice?
(a) Cigars.
(b) Swearing.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Women.

13. Who did Jerry agree to drive on a Sunday?
(a) Mrs. Briggs.
(b) Dinah Brown.
(c) Polly.
(d) No one.

14. After Black Beauty stumbled in Chapter 25, what happened to Reuben Smith?
(a) He ran for a doctor.
(b) He ran for a veterinarian.
(c) He stopped to check on Black Beauty.
(d) He passed out on the street.

15. What caused Black Beauty to stumble and fall in Chapter 25?
(a) His horseshoe came off.
(b) He was unsure what caused his fall.
(c) He tripped over a loose stone.
(d) He twisted an ankle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hours a day did Seedy Sam work?

2. How much did Farmer Thoroughgood purchase Black Beauty for?

3. Why, according to the doctor, did Jerry survive his fever in Chapter 45?

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

5. Why didn’t Black Beauty recognize Ginger when he first saw her in Chapter 40?

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