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Warhorse

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Joey is a ____________________________ colt that is purchased at an auction.

a)

half thoroughbred

b)

mean

c)

young

d)

ugly

2.

Albert's dad buys Joey to ___________________________________.

a)

plough the fields and sit with Zoey.

b)

get back at another farmer who he disliked.

c)

take him to the butcher for meat.

d)

teach Albert to be a jockey.

3.

How can Joey being sold to Captain Nicholls be seen as a positive event?

a)

Joey was able to see Wales.

b)

Albert's father stopped drinking and he became a better father and husband.

c)

Joey was able to be trained by Captain Samuel Perkins.

d)

Joey saved Captain Nicholls life.

4.

Which is a list of characters that died in the war?

a)

Captain Nicholls, Topthorn, Rudi, David

b)

Captain Nicholls, Topthorn, Friedrich, Karl

c)

Captain Nicholls, Friedrich, Topthorn, David, Emilie

d)

Captain Nicholls, Trooper Warren, Karl Friedrich

5.

Which is not a theme of the novel?

a)

Everything happens for a reason.

b)

Never give up hope.

c)

Never give up on your dreams.

d)

Friends and life will disappoint you.

6.

Identify the character who says the following:

"I am the only sane man in the regiment. It's the others who are crazy, but they don't know it. They fight a war and they don't know what for. Isn't that crazy?"

a)

David

b)

Rudi

c)

Albert

d)

Friedrich

7.

Identify the character who says the following:

"I've made a bet that I can have you pulling a plow before the end of the week."

a)

Mother

b)

Father Easton

c)

Albert

d)

Father

8.

Identify the character who says the following:

"But you must try to see the good in him. He's a good man - he really is. You must remember him that way, too, don't you?"

a)

Captain Jamie Stewart

b)

Mother

c)

Friedrich

d)

Albert

9.

Identify the character who says the following:

"I would rather die alongside you. But I'll do my best to see to it that we get through and get back home - that much I promise you."

a)

Karl

b)

Albert

c)

Rudi

d)

Friedrich

10.

Identify the character who says the following:

"You talking to them horses again, Albert? What makes you think they understand a word you say?"

a)

Maisie

b)

Major Martin

c)

Mother

d)

David

11.

Identify the character who says the following:

"Come back. Please come back to me. I shall die if you don't come back."

a)

Mother

b)

Albert

c)

Zoey

d)

Emilie

12.

Who is the final buyer for Joey at the auction?

a)

Rudi

b)

the butcher from Cambrai

c)

Emilie's grandfather

d)

Major Martin

13.

What was Grandfather's main motive (reason) for selling Joey to Albert?

a)

He wanted to give Joey a good home.

b)

He did not want Joey to be sold to the butcher.

c)

He wanted Albert to keep Emilie's memory alive after he was gone.

d)

He didn't need any more horses.

14.
Who is the author of this book?
a)
Michael Morpurgo
b)
Michael Twain
c)
Michael Smith
15.
_________was the horse Joey met in the army.
a)
Topthorn
b)
Zoey
c)
Samuel
16.
Which is the correct order of the following events?
1. Joey pulls the ammunition cart
2. Emilie becomes sick with pneumonia
3. Joey becomes sick with tetanus
4. Herr Hauptmann agrees to train Joey
a)
1, 2, 4, 3
b)
4, 1, 3, 2
c)
2, 1, 4, 3
d)
4, 2, 1, 3
17.
From which point of view is the story told?
a)
1st person
b)
3rd person limited
c)
3rd person objective
d)
3rd person omniscient
18.
What did Joey and Topthorn become when they were no longer needed by the Germans?
a)
farm horses
b)
free to roam the land
c)
calvary members
d)
rodeo horses
19.
Topthorn died from:
a)
trench foot
b)
heart failure
c)
bee sting
d)
pneumonia
20.
What did Albert have to pay Emilie's grandfather in order to buy Joey?
a)
one English penny
b)
nothing
c)
a dollar
d)
two pounds