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Before viewing

  1. What is one way war can affect people who are not soldiers?

During viewing - The farm and the front

  1. How does Joey help Albert and his family on the farm?

  2. How does selling Joey to the army affect Albert?

  3. What happens when the cavalry charge meets machine-gun fire?

  4. What does the German brother do to protect his younger brother? What happens to them?

  5. How does the war disrupt Emilie and her grandfather's lives?

During viewing - Survival and reunion

  1. What work do Joey and Topthorn perform? What shows its physical cost?

  2. How does Joey become trapped in no man's land?

  3. How do British and German soldiers cooperate to rescue Joey?

  4. How does Albert recognize Joey again?

  5. Why does Emilie's grandfather let Albert have Joey?

After viewing

  1. Choose one scene. What does it reveal about the costs of WWI? Explain in 2-3 sentences.

  2. What historical detail from the film would you verify? Name a source that could help.