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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. In Chapter 10, when do Joey and Topthorn have to bring back a heavier load than ever before?

2. In Chapter 11, where is the field hospital moved?

3. Where is the English soldier from who comes toward Joey in Chapter 16?

4. What season is it in Chapter 17?

5. In Chapter 13, what are Topthorn and Joey chosen to pull?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What horses do Joey and Topthorn pull the guns with in Chapter 12?

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

4. In Chapter 17, who is Joey reunited with, and what is the reunion like?

5. What happens to Emilie in Chapter 10, and what does her grandfather say to the horses about her illness?

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

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

8. What does the Welshman think would happen if he and the German could spend an hour or two out there together in Chapter 16?

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

10. Who is Friedrich?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joey has to transform from farm horse to cavalry mount. How does Joey feel about his training to become a cavalry mount? Who is responsible for helping Joey transform from farm horse to cavalry mount? How does Joey’s dislike of the training impact the relationship he has with Perkins?

Essay Topic 2

Loyalty is affection and faithfulness for a person. Who are some characters that show loyalty? What is the role of loyalty in characters’ relationships?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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