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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the end of Chapter 9, who come to look at Topthorn and Joey?
(a) An orderly.
(b) A girl and her grandfather.
(c) Hauptmann.
(d) A soldier.

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

4. Where are Topthorn and Joey sheltered for the night in Chapter 9?
(a) Barn.
(b) In a meadow.
(c) Under the trees.
(d) Stable.

5. Where is the English soldier from who comes toward Joey in Chapter 16?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Oxford.
(c) London.
(d) Wales.

6. Where are Joey and Topthorn able to spend their days in Chapter 11?
(a) Warm in the stable.
(b) Grazing in the meadow.
(c) Warm in a barn.
(d) Grazing in a pasture.

7. What is the name of the strongest horse on Joey's gun team in Chapter 12?
(a) Fargo.
(b) Heinie.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Coco.

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

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

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

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

12. When were Emilie's parents killed?
(a) A week after the war began.
(b) 2 months ago.
(c) 8 months ago.
(d) A month after the war began.

13. Behind the trenches in Chapter 12, how far is the countryside laid waste?
(a) Miles.
(b) Thousands of yards.
(c) 50 miles.
(d) 20 miles.

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

15. In Chapter 17, what color mustache does the big man have who yells at the soldiers making over Joey?
(a) Auburn.
(b) Gray.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who makes fun of Albert for talking to Joey in Chapter 17?

2. Where did Friedrich live before the war?

3. How long have Rudi and Karl known one another in Chapter 14?

4. In Chapter 9, what color uniforms do the Germans wear?

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

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