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

2. In Chapter 10, when do Joey and Topthorn have to bring back a heavier load than ever before?
(a) New Year's eve.
(b) New Year's day.
(c) Christmas morning.
(d) Christmas Eve.

3. Who makes fun of Albert for talking to Joey in Chapter 17?
(a) William.
(b) David.
(c) Andy.
(d) Marty.

4. What fruits do Emilie and her grandfather grow on their farm?
(a) Apricots.
(b) Apples.
(c) Cherries.
(d) Peaches.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, when does Emilie wake feeling better?

2. In Chapter 11, how many horses are yoked to heavy guns when soldiers come to the farm?

3. When were Emilie's parents killed?

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

5. What season is it in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where are Joey and Topthorn taken in Chapter 9, and who is the only one who seems to know what to do with them?

2. What job are Joey and Topthorn assigned to and why does Hauptmann protest in Chapter 9?

3. What horses do Joey and Topthorn pull the guns with in Chapter 12?

4. What happens when the shelling starts in Chapter 14?

5. In Chapter 11, what happens when the orderlies, nurses, and doctors from the field hospital leave the area in a convoy?

6. How do Joey and Topthorn feel during the summer in Chapter 10?

7. Who is Friedrich?

8. What are the men doing at the beginning of Chapter 14?

9. In Chapter 10, what does a soldier give Joey and Topthorn?

10. In Chapter 9, who comes to see Joey and Topthorn?

(see the answer keys)

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