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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 new piece of equipment that Black Beauty had to learn to wear in Chapter 3 made him want to kick?
2. What was Mr. Blomefield’s occupation?
3. Why did John and Thomas Green stay late at the stable one night in Chapter 19?
4. What was the relationship between Black Beauty and Ginger by the end of Chapter 5?
5. What did Lady Anne name Black Beauty?
Short Essay Questions
1. What finally got Ginger to become a calm, happy, and content horse?
2. How did Merrylegs see boys and girls differently, and why might that be?
3. What does the mention of Rob Roy in Chapter 5 tell readers about Black Beauty?
4. What purpose might the old hostler serve in the novel?
5. How did Ginger’s history come back to haunt her in Chapter 23?
6. What was the understanding among everyone at Birtwik Park, which no one acknowledged aloud to the Gordons?
7. How is Ginger a character foil to Black Beauty?
8. What example of foreshadowing occurs in Chapter 24?
9. What message is the author sending readers about treating animals poorly in Chapter 13?
10. What advice did Black Beauty’s mother give him when he was young, which he never forgot?
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
Gender roles have change throughout history, but they are always there. What are the gender roles in Black Beauty’s time? Do any characters defy their gender role? If so, who and how?
Essay Topic 3
Stories have a tone and mood, which often play off of one another. What is the tone of Black Beauty? What is the mood? How do the tone and mood affect one another throughout the novel?
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