Black Beauty

Multiple Choice

1. D (Part 1, Chapter 2)

2. A (Part 1, Chapter 6)

3. B (Various Chapters)

4. A (Part 1, Chapter 7)

5. C (Various Chapters)

6. C (Various Chapters)

7. B (Part 2, Chapter 25)

8. C (Part 2, Chapter 27)

9. A (Various Chapters)

10. C (Various Chapters)

11. A (Part 3, Chapter 45)

12. A (Various Chapters)

Long-Answer Response

1. Horses are necessary to Victorian society because they enable people and material goods to move from place to place. They are a key form of transportation by themselves, and they pull carts, carriages, and cabs. (Various chapters)

2. Black Beauty’s life gradually gets worse and worse after he leaves Birtwick Park, though he does have a period of relative happiness with Jerry. Once Beauty’s knees are scarred, he is no longer attractive to wealthy and fashionable owners, so he has to work much harder and live in poorer conditions. Black Beauty’s life dramatically improves at the end of the novel when he goes to his final home and lives there happily.