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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Albert's father injured when he tries to take a whip and teach Joey to plow?
(a) Shoulder.
(b) Back.
(c) Leg.
(d) Arm.

3. In Chapter 5, when are Nicholls and the others scheduled to leave for France?
(a) Under a week.
(b) 11 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) About 2 weeks.

4. What day of the week did Albert's father always get drunk?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Tuesday.

5. Who did Albert's father buy the farm from?
(a) Lord Audley.
(b) Lord Denton.
(c) Lord Holand.
(d) Lord Cobham.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how long does Albert have to teach Joey to plow?

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

3. In Chapter 2, why does Albert say there is going to be a war?

4. What is the name of Trooper Warren's girlfriend?

5. What was Corporal Samuel Perkins' job before the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do most of the horses act when they cross the sea, and how is Joey comforted during the voyage?

2. Who writes to Warren, and who does not and why?

3. Who is Topthorn?

4. Who is Corporal Samuel Perkins?

5. Why does Albert's mother tell him to be patient with his father?

6. What is Trooper Warren's story?

7. Where are Stewart, Warren, Joey, and Topthorn taken after they are captured by the Germans?

8. In Chapter 8, how does Joey describe the advance to the wire on top of a hill?

9. What is going on the village when Mr. Narracott takes Joey there?

10. In Chapter 3, where do Albert and Joey ride?

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