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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which farmer was the father of the boy in Chapter 13?
(a) Farmer Bushby.
(b) Farmer Johnson.
(c) Farmer Schooner.
(d) Farmer Babcock.

2. Who was credited for saving Mrs. Gordon’s life?
(a) Joe.
(b) Black Beauty.
(c) The doctor.
(d) John.

3. What is the name of the horse that died in Chapter 2?
(a) Pepper Jack.
(b) Black Jack.
(c) Bradley.
(d) Rob Roy.

4. Whose opinion about James did Mr. Gordon want?
(a) John’s.
(b) Sir Clifford Williams.
(c) Mrs. Gordon.
(d) Farmer Bushby.

5. Joe saw a cart stuck in the mud in Chapter 20. What was it carrying?
(a) Wood.
(b) Fabric.
(c) Food.
(d) Bricks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Black Beauty get a strong inflammation in Chapter 18?

2. How is Merrylegs described physically in Chapter 4?

3. How far was it to the doctor’s house in Chapter 18?

4. How was Sir Clifford Williams related to Mr. Gordon?

5. What caused Ginger to rear up and kick in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. Ginger admitted to Black Beauty that she was bad to her past masters by kicking and biting. What was her reasoning for behaving this way?

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

3. How did Mr. Gordon interpret Black Beauty’s action in refusing to go forward onto the broken bridge in the storm?

4. Why did the term “only ignorance” upset John?

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

6. How does Black Beauty and Ginger’s relationship change throughout Chapter 5?

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

8. How was Ginger taught not to trust men?

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

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

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