SEMESTER BREAK ASSIGNMENT

Can you give key information about:

● Title: Black Beauty

● Author: Anna Sewell

● Kind of story: Novel

● Setting (time and place): Unknow

● Main characters: Black beauty

Answer the following questions in full sentences.

1. Give a short summary of the book (100-120 words) (_____ / 25 pts.)

- Black beauty is the name of a very beautiful black horse. This horse is trained very well by its first
owner. then he gets different owners and sees how badly people will treat the animals. He goes through
difficult times but endures all these difficulties.
The old man who was his last owner gives him hope again and takes very good care of him.

What is the message / main idea of the story? (_____ / 10 pts.)

- Treating animals well and loving them produces positive results.

3. Which is your favorite part in the story, and why? (_____ / 10 pts.)

- My favorite part was when it regained hope when it saw that the last owner of the black beauty was a good person.

4.Who is your favorite character in the story, and why? (_____ / 10 pts.)

- My favorite character is Joe because he became a hope for that horse and took care of it, never to sell it.

5.What do you think of the story? Find three things that are good, and three that are bad about the story. (___ / 15
pts.)

-Two things that are good: people treating animals well, animals responding with kindness. One thing that are bad:
horse encounters a bad owner and gets harmed.

6. If you could change the title of the book, what would it be? (_____ / 5 pts.)

- Good will of animals

7.Why do you think other students would like it? (_____ / 5 pts.)

Because they can learn to empathize with animals.

Imagine that you could give the story an alternative ending, how would you change it? (_____ / 20 pts.)

-I wouldn’t change the ending of the book.