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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 old is Albert in Chapter 1?

2. How much does Joey's new owner pay for him?

3. Where is Albert's father injured when he tries to take a whip and teach Joey to plow?

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

5. How is Joey taken to his new home in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where are Stewart, Warren, Joey, and Topthorn taken after they are captured by the Germans?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A girl named Emilie is given the care of Joey and Topthorn. How does Emilie feel about caring for the horses? Why do the horses mean so much to her?

Essay Topic 2

Joey is diagnosed with tetanus. Why does Major Martin want to put Joey down? How is Major Martin convinced to try to cure Joey? What does his decision reveal about the value of horses?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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