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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job are Joey and Topthhorn given in Chapter 9?
(a) Hauling corpses.
(b) Hauling wounded.
(c) Clearing fields.
(d) German cavalry.

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

3. Where does Emilie want to ride Joey and Topthorn when the war is over?
(a) By the river.
(b) Meadows.
(c) Woods.
(d) To the hills.

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

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

6. Where does Joey find himself at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) Lothringen.
(b) Liege.
(c) No-man's land.
(d) Mulhausen.

7. In Chapter 10, how far does the front line move in either direction?
(a) A few hundred yards.
(b) 500 yards.
(c) A couple miles.
(d) 3 miles.

8. In Chapter 17, how long is a young soldier given to clean up Joey and make him presentable?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 25 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 10 minutes.

9. In Chapter 16, how long does the English soldier think it would take to sort out the mess of war between him and the German soldier?
(a) An hour or two.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) A day or two.
(d) 3 hours.

10. What injuries do most of the wounded have on Christmas day?
(a) Trench foot.
(b) Abdominal injuries.
(c) Bullet wounds.
(d) Blinded by gas.

11. In Chapter 17, how many horses do the English have in their army?
(a) 750,000.
(b) About 400,000.
(c) Near half a million.
(d) 900,000.

12. What does the German give Joey in Chapter 16?
(a) Black bread.
(b) Grass.
(c) Apple.
(d) Carrot.

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

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

15. In Chapter 10, when does Emilie wake feeling better?
(a) Breakfast on Christmas day.
(b) Dusk on Christmas.
(c) Evening on Christmas.
(d) Lunchtime on Christmas day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Friedrich thought to be crazy in Chapter 13?

2. When were Emilie's parents killed?

3. What scares Joey away from Topthorn and Friedrich in Chapter 15?

4. What does a soldier give Joey and Topthorn in Chapter 10?

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

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