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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. Where did Friedrich live before the war?

2. What job are Joey and Topthhorn given in Chapter 9?

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

4. Who are assigned to care for Joey and Topthorn in Chapter 10?

5. In Chapter 17, what color mustache does the big man have who yells at the soldiers making over Joey?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 12, what is hauling guns like for Joey and Topthorn?

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

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 16, who comes to help Joey, and how is it decided where Joey will go?

8. How does Topthorn die?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does the story take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 2

Joey and Topthorn rely on people to care for them and keep them safe. What care do people have to provide horses? Why are horses like Joey and Topthorn so reliant upon people for their care?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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