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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are assigned to care for Joey and Topthorn in Chapter 10?
(a) Two soldiers.
(b) Two orderlies.
(c) Emilie and her grandfather.
(d) Two officers.

2. In Chapter 11, how many horses are yoked to heavy guns when soldiers come to the farm?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

3. In Chapter 12, how close are the guns lined up?
(a) A few yards apart.
(b) 250 yards apart.
(c) A couple feet apart.
(d) 400 yards apart.

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

5. In Chapter 17, what does Joey do when he recognizes Albert?
(a) Nuzzles him.
(b) Bumps him with his head.
(c) Whinnies.
(d) Rears on his back legs and cries out.

6. What are many men doing at the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) Cleaning their guns.
(b) Having lunch.
(c) Splashing in the river.
(d) Sleeping in the shade.

7. Where does a shell land as everyone stands around Topthorn's body in Chapter 14?
(a) River.
(b) Meadow.
(c) Woods.
(d) Valley.

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

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

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

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

12. What season is it at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Fall.
(d) Summer.

13. In Chapter 11, where is the field hospital moved?
(a) 20 miles.
(b) To another village.
(c) Up the valley.
(d) 10 miles.

14. What rank is the officer who yells in Chapter 17 at soldiers who make over Joey?
(a) Colonel.
(b) Sergeant.
(c) Captain.
(d) Lieutenant.

15. Who does the German in Chapter 16 remind Joey of?
(a) A doctor.
(b) An orderly.
(c) Emilie's grandfather.
(d) Friedrich.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what game does the German refer to?

2. What season is it in Chapter 17?

3. Behind the trenches in Chapter 12, how far is the countryside laid waste?

4. Where is Hauptmann injured in Chapter 9?

5. In Chapter 10, how far does the front line move in either direction?

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