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1. 1. What was Black Beauty's mother work?

• a. Bite or kick other horses

• b. Be a farm horse

• c. Carry people on their back and pull carriages

2. 2. What was Black Beauty like?

• a. He had a black coat, one white foot and a white star on his face

• b. She had a very beautiful red-brown coat and angry eyes

• c. He was very beautiful and had big eyes with large eyelashes

3. 3. Black Beauty had to learn some lessons. Explain them.

4. 4. Birtwick Park was big. There was a ​ (a)   and there were a lot of ​ (b)   .​

• large house
• stables
• large man
• dogs

5. 5. Who was John Manly?

• a. The owner of Mr. Gordon's house

• b. The head groom at Birtwick Park

• c. Farmer Grey's helper

6. 6. Who were Black Beauty's friends?

• a. James Howard's workers

• b. Mr. Gordon's little girls

• c. Merrylegs and Ginger

7. 7. A seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal. In the story, Black Beauty said that the (a)   wasn't as bad as the bit.

8. 8. A horseshoe or a similar plate for the hoof of an animal. In the story, Black Beauty said that the next bad thing were the (a)   for his feet.

Match the following

• bit

• 
• horse shoe

• 
• harness

• 
• saddle

• 

10. 10. A man or boy in charge of horses or a stable. In the story, it is said that John is the best ____ in the country.

• a. groomer

• b. farmer

• c. owner