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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Friedrich do before the war?
(a) Grocer.
(b) Butcher.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) Train conductor.

2. How tall is Joey?
(a) 15 hands.
(b) 14 hands.
(c) 16 hands.
(d) 17 hands.

3. In Chapter 12, what is the name of the horse that is hit in the neck by flying shrapnel?
(a) Domino.
(b) Victory.
(c) Bolt.
(d) Coco.

4. Where did Friedrich live before the war?
(a) Schleiden.
(b) Konstanz.
(c) Aalen.
(d) Mannheim.

5. In Chapter 14, how does the vet think that Topthorn dies?
(a) Poison.
(b) Heart failure.
(c) Ruptured aorta.
(d) Gastrointestinal rupture.

6. How old is Emilie?
(a) 12.
(b) Almost 14.
(c) Barely 13.
(d) 11.

7. In Chapter 14, what is the name of the man who admires Topthorn?
(a) Rudi.
(b) Dustan.
(c) Karl.
(d) Adolphus.

8. At the beginning of Chapter 17, what color are the horses that pull a wagon?
(a) Black.
(b) Bay.
(c) Chestnut.
(d) White.

9. What scares Joey away from Topthorn and Friedrich in Chapter 15?
(a) Zeppelin.
(b) Airplane.
(c) Tank.
(d) Machine gun.

10. How long have Rudi and Karl known one another in Chapter 14?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 2 1/2 years.
(d) 1 1/2 years.

11. How many men are assigned to look after the horses in the hospital in Chapter 17?
(a) 34.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 25.

12. Where are Emilie and her grandfather when a convy from the field hospital arrives at the farm in Chapter 11?
(a) House.
(b) Garden.
(c) Pasture.
(d) Milking shed.

13. After Joey and Topthorn are left on the farm, what work do they do the very next day in Chapter 11?
(a) Cutting and turning hay.
(b) Pulled wagons.
(c) Hauled manure.
(d) Plowing a field.

14. In Chapter 16, what does Joey smell?
(a) Bran mash.
(b) Blood and bodies.
(c) Cooking food.
(d) Manure.

15. In Chapter 9, what color uniforms do the Germans wear?
(a) Gray with red piping.
(b) Gray with navy piping.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Emilie want to ride Joey and Topthorn when the war is over?

2. In Chapter 10, how often do Topthorn and Joey make trips to the front line?

3. In Chapter 13, what are Topthorn and Joey chosen to pull?

4. In Chapter 10, when does Emilie wake feeling better?

5. In Chapter 11, where do Joey and Topthorn shelter from the heat of the summer sun?

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