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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 color is Joey?
(a) Red bay.
(b) Dun.
(c) Chestnut.
(d) Black.

2. What river ran past Albert's farm?
(a) Torridge River.
(b) Derwent River.
(c) River Calder.
(d) River Sark.

3. In Chapter 6, what attitude do the soldiers have on the ship to France?
(a) Anticipation.
(b) Fear.
(c) Pessimism.
(d) Optimism.

4. How many men does it take to corral Joey after he is sold in Chapter 1?
(a) The owner and a friend.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) The owner and 3 or 4 of his friends.

5. How many horsepower does Jamie say that Tophorn is?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day of the week did Albert's father always get drunk?

2. What hides the enemy before the British have their first battle in Chapter 6?

3. What is the name of Captain Nicholls' friend who does not believe the war will be won easily?

4. What are Joey's earliest memories?

5. How old is Joey when he is sold?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Mr. Narracott have at the end of Chapter 2?

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

3. Who is Topthorn?

4. Why does Albert disobey his father and care for Joey?

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

6. What happens when Albert learns that his father sold Joey?

7. Who is Corporal Samuel Perkins?

8. How does Joey describe his training in Chapter 5?

9. What happens to Captain Nicholls?

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

(see the answer keys)

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