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WorksheetsBlack Beauty Comprehension Check 31-40
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who was Mr. Barry's groom? Hint he was lazy and he lied.
Alfred Smirk
Filcher
York
Reuben Smith
Why did Black Beauty's hooves bother him in Mr. Barry's stable?
His feet did not bother him at all.
He had an infection.
He stepped on a nail.
Alfred Smirk didn't keep Black Beauty's pen clean or care for his hooves properly.
Why did Mr. Barry sell Black Beauty?
He went bankrupt & had to sell everything.
He moved out of the country.
He was disgusted at having been deceived by two grooms.
He was offered a high price.
Where did Jerry buy Black Beauty?
Mr. Barry's estate
A horse fair
Earlshall
Birtwick Park
What did the Barker family decide to call Black Beauty?
Captain
Max
Jack
Black
How did Black Beauty feel about Jerry Barker and his family?
He felt loved and cared for again.
He did not trust their children.
He shied away from them.
He was excited with anticipation.
What did Jerry Barker do for a living?
He was a groomsman.
He was a farrier.
He drove a cab pulled by horses.
He was a governor.
Who was Black Beauty's stable mate when he worked for Jerry Barker?
Lizzy
Rory
Captain
Max
What was Captain's story?
He was a war horse for an officer during the Crimean War.
He was a mistreated cab horse.
He worked in the livery stables.
He died in the Crimean War.
What were the names of Jerry's children?
Harry & Polly
Larry & Dolly
Harry & Dolly
Mary & Lolly
Jerry's wife was
kindhearted and loving
snooty & sour
selfish & greedy
spontaneous & unpredictable
Who made up songs & sang them to himself?
Harry
Governor
Jerry
Seedy Sam
Jerry Barker
was kindhearted
knew a good deal about horses
was an honest man
all of the above
Jerry did not want to work on Sundays because
he had another job
he wanted to attend church with his family
he was sick
he was lazy
Why did Jerry make an exception to work on Sunday?
to take a lady and her son to the hospital
he needed money to pay for horse feed
to give his family a better life
to take Dinah Brown to see her mother
Who said, "My doctrine is this, that if we see cruelty or wrong that we have the power to stop, and do nothing, we make ourselves sharers in the guilt."
Jerry Barker
Black Beauty
Captain
Governor Grant
Who was Seedy Sam?
Father of six
An overworked cab driver
A man who died
All of the above
Who did Black Beauty see at the Park one day, but didn't recognize at first?
Sir Oliver
Max
Ginger
Rory
When Black Beauty and Ginger were catching up, Black Beauty learned that Ginger
had joints that had grown out of shape
Had bad breath and a cough
worked in the low cabs
All of the above
How did Black Beauty feel about Ginger's death?
overcome with grief
he hoped she was out of misery
happy for her
sad
