Black Beauty Ch. 22 - 26

Question 1

something odd or individual

Answer 1

peculiarity

Question 2

harming someone who’s done something to you

Answer 2

tit for tat

Question 3

bossy; imperative

Answer 3

imperious

Question 4

to free from pain or distress

Answer 4

relieve

Question 5

generally agreeable; having a friendly manner

Answer 5

amiable

Question 6

to come down; dismount

Answer 6

alight

Question 7

full of high spirits; playful

Answer 7

frolicsome

Question 8

plead on behalf of another; act as a go between

Answer 8

intercede

Question 9

to put up with

Answer 9

bear

Question 10

a mark that makes something imperfect

Answer 10

blemish

Question 11

a judicial or official investigation

Answer 11

inquest

Question 12

unbearable

Answer 12

intolerable

Question 13

Bought Black Beauty and Ginger from Squire Gordan

Answer 13

Earl of W– ; Lord W–

Question 14

Earl’s wife; like the “fashion” of the bearing reign

Answer 14

Lady W.

Question 15

Coachman at Earlshall; prefers a loose rein on horses

Answer 15

York

Question 16

Summary Ch. 22
Black Beauty’s 3rd home. Bearing reins.

Answer 16

At his third home, Black Beauty must now
wear the dreaded bearing rein and it is
crushing his spirit. Ginger warns if they
tighten it more, she won’t take it.

Question 17

Black Beauty’s new carriage partner

Answer 17

Max

Question 18

Admits bearing reins are very bad for
horses but good for business

Answer 18

Horse dealer

Question 19

Summary Ch. 23
Lady W. and bearing reins

Answer 19

Lady W– orders the bearing reins to be
pulled up tight. Ginger lashes out in
protest. However, the use of the bearing
rein continues and Black Beauty is “worn
and depressed”.

Question 20

Invalid daughter of Lord W–

Answer 20

Lady Harriet

Question 21

Daughter who loves to ride Black Beauty, now Black Auster

Answer 21

Lady Anne

Question 22

Lively, but nervous Mare; thought unsafe
for Lady Anne to ride

Answer 22

Lizzie

Question 23

Anne’s cousin who rides with Anne; an
excellent rider

Answer 23

Blantyre

Question 24

Lord W–’s son who uses Ginger for hunting

Answer 24

Lord George

Question 25

Summary Ch. 24
Lady Anne

Answer 25

Lady Anne insists on riding Lizzie; Lizzie
gets spooked and gallops off, eventually
falling and throwing Anne off. Ginger is
being overworked by Lord George.

Question 26

Gentle and very smart undercoachman; but
when he was drunk, he was mean,
careless, and a disgrace to himself.

Answer 26

Reuben Smith

Question 27

Ch. 25 summary
Reuben

Answer 27

Reuben gets very drunk and doesn’t look
after Black Beauty’s shoe. He rides him
hard making Black Beauty collapse on his
knees and he is thrown off.

Question 28

Earlshall stablehands who find Black
Beauty and Reuben.

Answer 28

Robert/Ned

Question 29

Reuben’s wife who must take her six
children and leave her home due to
Reuben’s death.

Answer 29

Susan

Question 30

Ch. 26 Summary
Reuben and Black Beauty.

Answer 30

Reuben dies from the fall. Black Beauty is
cleared of wrongdoing but must endure a
long and painful recovery.