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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. What reason did Peggy give for her strange gait?
(a) Her legs were short.
(b) She had a stone in her hoof.
(c) One of her legs was lame.
(d) She was weaned from her mother too early.

2. Who did Mr. Barry hire to be his horse groom?
(a) James.
(b) Filcher.
(c) Frankie.
(d) John.

3. How much did Jerry charge to drive his horses faster when people were late?
(a) A shilling.
(b) Four pence.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Two shillings.

4. What did Jerry nickname the coster-boy who had a great relationship with his horse?
(a) Pony Boy.
(b) Kind Charlie.
(c) Smiles.
(d) Prince Charlie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which horse found Black Beauty and Reuben in Chapter 26?

2. Who was the cab horse owner who had bought Black Beauty in Chapter 47?

3. What did Mr. Briggs ask Jerry to do for him on Sundays?

4. What caused Black Beauty’s sight to get worse?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does it tell readers that Black Beauty compared Jerry to John Manly?

8. How is Mr. Filcher a good example of how men can be both good and bad?

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

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

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