Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)

What sets the tone for the story?

• Beating Ginger

• The unnecessary death of a hare

• The Storm

• When the man whipped the horse repeatedly

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The pace of Chapter 2 is:

• Slow

• Normal

• Fast

• Walking

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The purpose of showing brutality or cruelty in Chapter 3 is reflected in:

• The chapter title: Kindness and Cruelty

• In contrast to the nice, idyllic life in Chapters 1 and 2

• To foreshadow (predict) how dark and cruel the story will be

• All of the above

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Which horse do we meet only in Chapter 4?

• Samson

• Captain

• Lizzie

• A London Cab Horse

• Sir Oliver

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In The Storm, what is significant about John's behaviour towards Black Beauty?

• How hard John beats Beauty

• How John shows his trust for Beauty

• How scared John and Beauty are about the dangerous river

• How John manages to convince Beauty to cross the river

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The Fire takes place in a place best described as:

• Birtwick Park

• Earlshall Park

• The streets of London where they store the hay

• The market place

• The marketplace hotel and stable

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What is important about Joe Green in Chapter 7?

• We will see now, and then later, how much Joe has changed from a young and clumsy worker to a confident one

• We see how fast of a rider Joe Green is when he rides Merrylegs to Dr. White's house

• Green is a nice colour, and this is reflected in the vast number of trees in the chapter

• Chapter 7 is not about Joe Green but about Jakes, instead

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From Chapters 7-10 the pace of the story follows this pattern:

• Fast->Slow

• Normal->Slow

• Fast->Fast

• Slow->End of the Story

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Many _____________ occur in Chapter 9.

• races

• fights

• accidents

• deaths

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Jerry Barker contrasts many other human characters in what way?

• He is a stable, good-natured driver compared to the many animal abusers in the story.

• He is the most evil character if you really look at it because Beauty is given hope, which is a tragedy

• He is the laziest driver who does not like taking advantage of all the available jobs in London

• He is the only human like Ginger because he can lose his temper at any moment

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