Vocab
Squire Gordon speaks to people _____________ when he sees them ill-treating horses.
sternly
Ginger became _________________ thinking back to her early days of breaking in.
Vexed
A wise, old horse at Birtwick Park
Merrylegs
What is the purpose of the bearing rein?
Forces the horse to raise its head and arch its neck unnaturally; done for fashion.
How did Joe Green ill-treat Black Beauty when the horse came back from getting the doctor?
He didn’t put the warm cloth on Black Beauty and gave him water that was too cold.
The _____________ hammered in Darkie's horseshoes.
farrier
Black Beauty gasped! He was __________________ that Merrylegs threw the vicar's sons off his back.
astonished
14-year-old boy who replaces James as the stable boy at Birtwick Park; hardworking and tries to learn from his mistakes.
Joe Green
How is life for Black Beauty at Birtwick Park?
He is fed and cared for well, but longs for liberty
Who is the pleasant stable boy who left Birtwick Park to take a new job at Clifford Hall?
James Howard
John is upset when Joe Green’s father said it was only ____________________ that caused Joe to mistreat Black Beauty and therefore make him ill.
ignorance
Ginger behaves in a ____________________ manner because of how she has been treated by previous owners and coachmen.
temperamental
Cruel man who used sharp bits on Ginger when she was first trained; his father is Mr. Ryder.
Samson
How did Samson's father react to Ginger's breaking in?
Mr. Ryder was angry with how Samson harmed Ginger.
Where are Black Beauty and Ginger going after Birtwick Park?
To the Earl of W—-, Squire Gordon’s old friend
If there is an emergency up the hill, coachmen like John Manly will get their horses over "__________________________________."
in a jiffy
James thought the old _________________________ worked very quickly and thoroughly when taking care of the horses.
hostler
Rob Roy's brother; one of Duchess' sons
Black Beauty
John is willing to give young Joe Green a chance to work in the stable because:
John was given a chance when he was young.
How does Joe “jump all at once from a boy to a man.”
He courageously gives evidence that the carter was badly treating his horses.
It ______________________ John to see horses being mistreated.
grieves
When the barn was on fire, the horses would not __________________ because they were scared and didn’t know whom to trust.
stir
John rang the bell twice, and then knocked on the door like thunder.” What is this an example of?
simile
Why didn’t Merrylegs act rough with Mr. Blomefield’s children but instead teach them a lesson?
Merrylegs knew his master was trusting the horse with young children and wanted to prove himself by not playing rough.
When Squire Gordon’s wife said goodbye to John at the railway station, why didn’t he answer her?
He was so sad about the parting that he couldn’t get his words out.