Sample Question 1: Write about an incident that you think is important.

Give reasons why you think the incident is important. The most exciting part or important moment in the story is when Black Beauty gets injured while riding Mr. Reuben Smith one late night. Reuben Smith is the new stable boy. There is a loose nail in Beautys front shoe. While riding, Beauty feels his shoe slip off and the stones on the road split his shoeless hoof. Black Beauty stumbles and falls. Reuben falls and is hurt. When the riders come by at midnight, they find that Reuben is dead. Black Beauty is badly injured on his knees. He is brought back to the stable and is treated. However it takes a long time for him to heal and he ends up with scars on his knees. This is the turning point in Black Beautys life. Beauty is put up for sale after he is healed. Black Beauty cannot work as a carriage horse and is put up for sale. He becomes a job horse and is rented to different people. Some do not know how to ride him well and some mistreat him. He is also up for sale for a few times. Reubens negligence has caused Black Beauty to endure sufferings.