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

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

3. How does the German doctor get Emile to stay in bed at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Threatens to take away her Christmas presents.
(b) Promises to go with the horses while it is cold.
(c) Threatens to not let her see the horses again.
(d) Promises the horses extra rations.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, how often do Topthorn and Joey make trips to the front line?

2. How old was Emile's brother when he was killed?

3. Who does the German in Chapter 16 remind Joey of?

4. Where did Friedrich live before the war?

5. At the end of Chapter 9, who come to look at Topthorn and Joey?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 12, what trouble does Topthorn begin to have, and what does the vet say about his condition?

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

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

5. What happens when Joey reaches the veterinary hospital in Chapter 17?

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

7. How does Friedrich take a particular liking to Topthorn?

8. How does the war move away in Chapter 11?

9. Who is Friedrich?

10. Where does Joey find himself when he quits running in Chapter 15?

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