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Interactive Black Beauty

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Learn about horses, Victorian England, the author Anna Sewell, and her Christian beliefs in this interactive course on the best-selling book, Black Beauty. Course includes an audio version of the book, commentary videos, self-correcting online quizzes, and printable quizzes with answer keys.
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Contents

Welcome to Black Beauty Interactive

Introduction to the Book and the Course
Preview
Course Approach and Checklist (PDF)
About the Quizzes
Maps of England, United Kingdom, Europe, and the world (PDF)

Part I - Chapter 01 My Early Home

Text and Audio
Preview
Chapter 1 Commentary pt. 1
Preview
Chapter 1 Commentary pt. 2
Preview
What colors might BB's parents have been?

Chapter 02 The Hunt

Text and Audio
Preview
Chapter 2 Commentary
Preview
Black Beauty Online Quiz 1 - Chapters 1 and 2
Preview
Black Beauty Printable Quiz 1 - Chapters 1 and 2 (PDF)

Chapter 03 My Breaking In

Text and Audio
Chapter 3 Commentary pt. 1
Chapter 3 Commentary pt. 2
Black Beauty Online Quiz 2 - Chapter 3
Black Beauty Printable Quiz 2 - Chapter 3 (PDF)

Chapter 04 Birtwick Park

Text and Audio
Chapter 4 Commentary

Chapter 05 A Fair Start

Text and Audio
Chapter 5 Commentary

Chapter 06 Liberty

Text and Audio
Chapter 6 Commentary
Black Beauty Online Quiz 3 - Chapters 4, 5, and 6
Black Beauty Printable Quiz 3 - Chapters 4, 5, and 6 (PDF)

Chapter 07 Ginger

Text and Audio
Chapter 7 Commentary
Abusive Treatment of Mules - So-called "training"

Chapter 08 Ginger's Story Continued

Text and Audio
Chapter 8 Commentary
Black Beauty Online Quiz 4 - Chapters 7 and 8
Black Beauty Printable Quiz 4 - Chapters 7 and 8 (PDF)

Chapter 09 Merrylegs

Text and Audio
Chapter 9 Commentary

Chapter 10 A Talk in the Orchard

Text and Audio
Chapter 10 Commentary pt. 1
Chapter 10 Commentary pt. 2
Black Beauty Online Quiz 5 - Chapters 9 and 10
Black Beauty Printable Quiz 5 - Chapters 9 and 10 (PDF)

Chapter 11 Plain Speaking

Text and Audio
Chapter 11 Commentary
Picture Credits

Chapter 12 A Stormy Day

Text and Audio
Chapter 12 Commentary
Black Beauty Online Quiz 6 - Chapters 11 and 12
Black Beauty Printable Quiz 6 - Chapters 11 and 12 (PDF)

Chapter 13 The Devil's Trade Mark

Text and Audio
Chapter 13 Commentary

Chapter 14 James Howard

Text and Audio
Chapter 14 Commentary
Black Beauty Online Quiz 7 - Chapters 13 and 14
Black Beauty Printable Quiz 7 - Chapters 13 and 14 (PDF)

Chapter 15 The Old Hostler

Text and Audio
Chapter 15 Commentary

Chapter 16 The Fire

Text and Audio
Chapter 16 Commentary
Black Beauty Online Quiz 8 - Chapters 15 and 16
Black Beauty Printable Quiz 8 - Chapters 15 and 16 (PDF)

Chapter 17 John Manly's Talk

Text and Audio
Chapter 17 Commentary

Chapter 18 Going for the Doctor

Text and Audio
Chapter 18 Commentary
Black Beauty Online Quiz 9 - Chapters 17 and 18
Black Beauty Printable Quiz 9 - Chapters 17 and 18 (PDF)

Chapter 19 Only Ignorance

Text and Audio
Chapter 19 Commentary

Chapter 20 Joe Green

Text and Audio
Chapter 20 Commentary

Chapter 21 The Parting

Text and Audio
Chapter 21 Commentary
Black Beauty Online Quiz 10 - Chapters 19, 20, and 21
Black Beauty Printable Quiz 10 - Chapters 19, 20, and 21 (PDF)

Part II - Chapter 22 Earlshall

Text and Audio
Chapter 22 Commentary

Chapter 23 A Strike for Liberty

Text and Audio
Chapter 23 Commentary
Black Beauty Online Quiz 11 - Chapters 22 and 23
Black Beauty Printable Quiz 11 - Chapters 22 and 23 (PDF)

Chapter 24 The Lady Anne, or a Runaway Horse

Text and Audio
Chapter 24 Commentary

Chapter 25 Reuben Smith

Text and Audio
Chapter 25 Commentary

Chapter 26 How it Ended

Text and Audio
Chapter 26 Commentary
Black Beauty Online Quiz 12 - Chapters 24, 25, and 26
Black Beauty Printable Quiz 12 - Chapters 24, 25, and 26 (PDF)

Chapter 27 Ruined and Going Downhill

Text and Audio
Chapter 27 Commentary

Chapter 28 A Job Horse and His Drivers

Text and Audio
Chapter 28 Commentary

Chapter 29 Cockneys

Text and Audio
Chapter 29 Commentary
Black Beauty Online Quiz 13 - Chapters 27, 28, and 29
Black Beauty Printable Quiz 13 - Chapters 27, 28, and 29 (PDF)

Chapter 30 A Thief

Text and Audio
Chapter 30 Commentary

Chapter 31 A Humbug

Text and Audio
Chapter 31 Commentary

Part III - Chapter 32 A Horse Fair

Text and Audio
Chapter 32 Commentary
Hind Legs Swinging Out
Black Beauty Online Quiz 14 - Chapters 30, 31, and 32
Black Beauty Printable Quiz 14 - Chapters 30, 31, and 32 (PDF)

Chapter 33 A London Cab Horse

Text and Audio
Chapter 33 Commentary

Chapter 34 An Old War Horse

Text and Audio
Chapter 34 Commentary

Chapter 35 Jerry Barker

Text and Audio
Chapter 35 Commentary
Black Beauty Online Quiz 15 - Chapters 33, 34, and 35
Black Beauty Printable Quiz 15 - Chapters 33, 34, and 35 (PDF)

Chapter 36 The Sunday Cab

Text and Audio
Chapter 36 Commentary

Chapter 37 The Golden Rule

Text and Audio
Chapter 37 Commentary

Chapter 38 Dolly and a Real Gentleman

Text and Audio
Chapter 38 Commentary
Black Beauty Online Quiz 16 - Chapters 36, 37, and 38
Black Beauty Printable Quiz 16 - Chapters 36, 37, and 38 (PDF)

Chapter 39 Seedy Sam

Text and Audio
Chapter 39 Commentary

Chapter 40 Poor Ginger

Text and Audio
Chapter 40 Commentary

Chapter 41 The Butcher

Text and Audio
Chapter 41 Commentary
Overview of Child Labor in England (PDF)
Black Beauty Online Quiz 17 - Chapters 39, 40, and 41
Black Beauty Printable Quiz 17 - Chapters 39, 40, and 41 (PDF)

Chapter 42 The Election

Text and Audio
Chapter 42 Commentary

Chapter 43 A Friend in Need

Text and Audio
Chapter 43 Commentary

Chapter 44 Old Captain and His Successor

Text and Audio
Chapter 44 Commentary
Black Beauty Online Quiz 18 - Chapters 42, 43, and 44
Black Beauty Printable Quiz 18 - Chapters 42, 43, and 44 (PDF)

Chapter 45 Jerry's New Year

Text and Audio
Chapter 45 Commentary

Part IV - Chapter 46 Jakes and the Lady

Text and Audio
Chapter 46 Commentary
Black Beauty Online Quiz 19 - Chapters 45 and 46
Black Beauty Printable Quiz 19 - Chapters 45 and 46 (PDF)

Chapter 47 Hard Times

Text and Audio
Chapter 47 Commentary
Black Beauty Online Quiz 20 - Chapter 47
Black Beauty Printable Quiz 20 - Chapter 47 (PDF)

Chapter 48 Farmer Thoroughgood and His Grandson Willie

Text and Audio
Chapter 48 Commentary

Chapter 49 My Last Home

Text and Audio
Chapter 49 Commentary
Black Beauty Online Quiz 21 - Chapters 48 and 49
Black Beauty Printable Quiz 21 - Chapters 48 and 49 (PDF)

Section 50 Questions and Other Documents

Some of these documents will reveal later parts of the book. If you haven't read the entire book, you should leave these until the end.
Final Test/Quiz 22 Online Version
Final Test/Quiz 22 Printable PDF Version
Quotations from the book - Quiz 23 Online Version
Quotations from the book - Quiz 23 Printable PDF Version
Essay and Discussion Questions (PDF)
Horse Characters in the Book (PDF)
Human Characters in the Book (PDF)
Beauty's Age Progression Throughout the Book (PDF)
Anna Sewell Biography (PDF)