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WorksheetsBlack Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 13mins
What sets the tone for the story?
Beating Ginger
The unnecessary death of a hare
The Storm
When the man whipped the horse repeatedly
The pace of Chapter 2 is:
Slow
Normal
Fast
Walking
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
Which horse do we meet only in Chapter 4?
Samson
Captain
Lizzie
A London Cab Horse
Sir Oliver
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
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
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
From Chapters 7-10 the pace of the story follows this pattern:
Fast->Slow
Normal->Slow
Fast->Fast
Slow->End of the Story
Many _____________ occur in Chapter 9.
races
fights
accidents
deaths
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
London, like many big cities, is a:
Nice, quiet place with many opportunities
A busy place with hard opportunities
An empty place with no opportunities worth taking
A glue factory
Why does Nicholas Skinner's name suit the man?
Nicholas is a saint like Santa Claus
He doesn't have a thick skin and easily complains
'NS' can be taken as 'Not Smart'
Skinner reflects his comment about slaughtering horses
The end of the story, by Chapter 13, serves as a way to (choose any you feel are correct):
End the story so we can go onto other things
Slow the pace to a steady stop
To bring Beauty's events to a close
To wrap up the secondary character Joe Green, and shining a hopeful light on the behaviour of humanity
To bring the story full circle from a nice life, to a hard life, then back to the nice life
