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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What problem does the fox have when the boy meets it?
(a) It has fallen in the river.
(b) It is hungry.
(c) It is caught in a trap.
(d) It is lonely.

2. What does the mole tell the boy about the wild?
(a) That for some animals it is home.
(b) That it is a good place to get lost.
(c) Not to fear it.
(d) To stay away from it.

3. What does the mole say is a great freedom?
(a) Making friends with whomever we want.
(b) Choosing how we react to things.
(c) Measuring ourselves by our own standards.
(d) Eating dessert.

4. What does the mole think that success is?
(a) Money.
(b) To be happy.
(c) Education.
(d) To love.

5. What does the mole say the older moles it knows wish they had focused on?
(a) Traveling.
(b) Making friends.
(c) Being successful.
(d) Their dreams.

6. Who rescues the mole when it falls in the river?
(a) The bird.
(b) The fox.
(c) The horse.
(d) The boy.

7. Where do the mole and the boy often sit and talk?
(a) In their fort.
(b) In a field of sheep.
(c) On the road.
(d) In a tree.

8. What is the first thing that the boy says to the mole?
(a) Please move.
(b) Hello.
(c) Who are you?
(d) Can you help me?

9. What does the boy want to be when he grows up?
(a) Funny.
(b) Happy.
(c) Kind.
(d) Smart.

10. After it is rescued, what does the fox draw in the snow?
(a) A heart.
(b) Its name.
(c) A child.
(d) An arrow.

11. What is the mole's first complaint?
(a) That it is small.
(b) That it is hungry.
(c) That the boy is too loud.
(d) That it cannot see very well.

12. Who is the author of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse?
(a) Scott Morse.
(b) Gene Yang.
(c) James Burks.
(d) Charlie Mackesy.

13. What dessert is the mole obsessed with?
(a) Cookies.
(b) Brownies.
(c) Pie.
(d) Cake.

14. What does the fox threaten to do?
(a) Follow the boy home.
(b) Kill the mole.
(c) Chase the mole away from the boy.
(d) Steal food.

15. Which animal does the boy meet first?
(a) The mole.
(b) The bird.
(c) The horse.
(d) The fox.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the mole say that love will bring the boy?

2. What does the boy say he sometimes feels?

3. For what purpose does the mole close its eyes and breathe?

4. What happens to the dessert that the mole tries to bring the boy?

5. What kind of a school does the boy wonder about?

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