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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. How were the war horses loaded onto the ship to go to war?
(a) They were lifted with straps.
(b) They were lured on with apples.
(c) They were prodded forward with pitchforks.
(d) They were pulled on forcibly with ropes.

2. How old was Dinah’s baby?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Five weeks.
(c) Four weeks.
(d) Six weeks.

3. Why was there so much traffic in Chapter 43?
(a) It was Election Day.
(b) There was a cart accident.
(c) There was a parade.
(d) There was a funeral for someone famous.

4. Who brought Jerry warm food in the winter if he could not come home to eat?
(a) Polly.
(b) No one.
(c) Harry.
(d) Dolly.

5. What did Jerry name Black Beauty?
(a) Blackbird.
(b) Black Aster.
(c) Jerry Jr.
(d) Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Black Beauty’s new home in Chapter 27 located?

2. Where did the man who purchased Black Beauty from the horse fair live?

3. What did Harry do when boys threw dirt at his sister in Chapter 42?

4. After Black Beauty stumbled in Chapter 25, what happened to Reuben Smith?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. What does Chapter 31 say about responsibility involved in owning a horse?

6. How do the horses, including Black Beauty, and the people in Chapter 48 reflect one another?

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

8. How is ‘the power of polite words’ demonstrated in Chapter 46?

9. Based on Captain’s retelling of his war experience, how does war for horses compare to war for humans?

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

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