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

2. How old is Albert's father in Chapter 3?

3. What is the name of the pub Albert's father frequents?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens to Captain Nicholls?

4. Who is Topthorn?

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

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

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

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

9. Who is Trooper Warren, and what instructions does Captain Stewart give him and Joey in Chapter 7?

10. What is Trooper Warren's story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Villages were destroyed and lives lost because of World War I. What do humans and animals suffer during the war? What is the cost of war?

Essay Topic 2

Joey and Topthorn are assigned a number of jobs during the war. What are some of the jobs they are assigned to perform? How well suited are they for some of the jobs they are assigned?

Essay Topic 3

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world he has created?

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