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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many horsepower does Jamie say that Tophorn is?

2. How many men does it take to corral Joey after he is sold in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 5, who is Captain Nicholls going to send a drawing to?

4. What starts a war in Chapter 2?

5. In Chapter 4, how much does Albert's father sell Joey for?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 6, how are the soldiers feeling?

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

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

4. What is Trooper Warren's story?

5. Where is Albert sent in Chapter 3, and why?

6. In Chapter 2, how does Albert train Joey?

7. What does Joey remember about the day he was sold at a horse sale?

8. What does Joey do when Albert's father comes at him with a whip in Chapter 2?

9. What happens after Joey and Topthorn leap over the wire?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 2

A German and a Welshman peaceably agree who will take Joey from no-man’s land. How do a German and a Welshman solve the problem of who will take Joey from no-man’s land? What does their argument reveal about peaceable ways to resolve conflicts?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses historical details in the novel. How does the author use historical details in the book? How do the details that the author uses in the book about World War I imitate events from real life?

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