War Horse: Chapter 7
Trooper Warren
After Captain Nicholls is killed in the charge, Joey is given
to another soldier to ride. His name is Trooper Warren.
Here are some descriptions of him:
1. 'pink faced and young'
2. 'He's only a little lad'
3. 'He's had a rough ride in this war so far'
4. Trooper Warren was not a good
horseman'
5. 'he was the gentlest of men'
6. 'meticulous and kind'
7. 'He had had his horse shot down beneath
him'
a rough ride: a difficult time (but also
links to the idea that he rides a horse
8. He had been an apprentice blacksmith
in the war)
with his father'
meticulous: careful, precise and
9. 'He did not want to join up'
paying attention to detail
Match the statement below to a quotation (or two). Write the number next to
the sentence.
Joey gets to know and like Trooper Warren because he is very kind to Joey and takes good
care of him.
Back home in England Trooper Warren was learning how to be a blacksmith.
Trooper Warren was young.
Trooper Warren was not keen to fight in the war.
Trooper Warren fought in the same battle as Captain Nicholls and his horse was killed.
Trooper Warren had had a difficult time in the war so far.
On Page 60 there is a letter from Trooper Warren's Mother. Read the letter.
What is some of the news she sends from home? (write here or in your
classbook)