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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. Who makes fun of Albert for talking to Joey in Chapter 17?

2. In Chapter 11, when does the war move away from Joey and Topthorn?

3. What scares Joey away from Topthorn and Friedrich in Chapter 15?

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

5. How many men are assigned to look after the horses in the hospital in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Topthorn die?

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

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

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

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

9. What are the men doing at the beginning of Chapter 14?

10. In Chapter 15, what finally makes Joey move away from Topthorn and Friedrich's bodies?

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 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

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?

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