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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the horses eating from their nose bags at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Corn.
(b) Barley.
(c) Oats.
(d) Hay.

2. What type of horse was Joey's mother?
(a) Friesian.
(b) Halinger.
(c) Irish draft horse.
(d) Belgian draft horse.

3. What starts a war in Chapter 2?
(a) Germans march into Italy.
(b) Germans march into Holland.
(c) Germans march into France.
(d) Germans march into Belgium.

4. What does Captain Nicholls do when he comes to see Joey in the evenings?
(a) Brush him.
(b) Sketch him.
(c) Give him apples.
(d) Give him carrots.

5. Who are waiting to board the ship back to England in Chapter 6?
(a) Refugees.
(b) Children.
(c) Evacuees.
(d) Wounded.

6. How old is Albert's father in Chapter 3?
(a) 52.
(b) About 60.
(c) More than 50.
(d) 55.

7. What is the name of Captain Nicholls' friend who does not believe the war will be won easily?
(a) Michael.
(b) Jamie.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Bobby.

8. In Chapter 8, where are Captain Stewart and Trooper Warren marched to?
(a) A cave.
(b) An abandoned church.
(c) Cluster of ruined buildings.
(d) A group of tents.

9. How old is Albert in Chapter 2?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

10. What did Albert's father and Farmer Easton argue over?
(a) Storm damage.
(b) Fencing.
(c) Loose animals.
(d) Property lines.

11. How many men become prisoners of war in Chapter 8?
(a) 4.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 2.

12. In Chapter 2, why does Albert say there is going to be a war?
(a) A king died.
(b) A duke was shot.
(c) A border dispute.
(d) A ship sank.

13. What type of hair does the officer have who buys Joey?
(a) Curly black.
(b) Thick, wavy, and red.
(c) Straight blonde.
(d) Balding and gray.

14. In Chapter 3, what does Albert's father give Joey so he can put a halter on him?
(a) Oats.
(b) Carrots.
(c) Hay.
(d) Apple.

15. What is Albert to drive to Fursden in Chapter 3?
(a) Boar.
(b) Cow.
(c) Calf.
(d) Sow.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does a young man have to be to enlist as a soldier?

2. In Chapter 3, how often does Albert go bell-ringing?

3. In Chapter 5, what type of bit does Joey use?

4. What day of the week did Albert's father always get drunk?

5. How many men does it take to corral Joey after he is sold in Chapter 1?

(see the answer keys)

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