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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the horse say is behind most good things?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Love.
(d) Kindness.

2. What does the horse tell the boy is true about everyone?
(a) They are a little sad.
(b) They are a little scared.
(c) They are a little angry.
(d) They are a little lost.

3. What does the boy notice about the fox?
(a) It does not talk very much.
(b) It still seems dangerous.
(c) It is the fastest one of all of them.
(d) It does not seem to like the horse.

4. What is the mole's reason to keep going?
(a) Getting home.
(b) His friends.
(c) Cake.
(d) He does not have a choice.

5. What color is the horse?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Brown.

6. What does the horse tell the boy is a strength, not a weakness?
(a) Tears.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Anger.
(d) Pride.

7. What does the mole say is the "greatest illusion" (69)?
(a) That what other people think matters.
(b) That you have to be interesting to be loved.
(c) That friends will never hurt you.
(d) That life needs to be perfect.

8. What does the horse tell the fox about being interesting?
(a) Humor is interesting.
(b) Kindness is interesting.
(c) Weakness is interesting.
(d) Honesty is interesting.

9. When does the horse say it has been the strongest?
(a) When it has shown weakness.
(b) When it has stood up for itself.
(c) When it has helped others.
(d) When it has refused to change.

10. What is the boy looking at when he asks how "they" can be so "together and perfect" (68)?
(a) Clouds.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Swans.
(d) Trees.

11. What is the first thing that the four friends do once they are all together?
(a) Play.
(b) Sing.
(c) Nap.
(d) Eat.

12. What does the horse say is sometimes "brave and magnificent" (67)?
(a) Keeping going when you are lost.
(b) Helping someone even if they are not your friend.
(c) Believing the best about others.
(d) Getting up and carrying on.

13. When the friends tell the horse that they believe its story, what happens?
(a) The horse reveals another secret.
(b) The horse weeps.
(c) The horse hugs them.
(d) The horse's appearance changes.

14. What does the boy say he is afraid they will find out about him?
(a) He is ordinary.
(b) He is boring.
(c) He is scared.
(d) He needs help.

15. Who does the boy think believes in him more than he believes in himself?
(a) No one.
(b) His teachers.
(c) His friends.
(d) His family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which animal does the boy meet third?

2. What is the boy's reason to keep going?

3. What does the mole say is better than cake?

4. What accident happened to one of the drawings in the book?

5. What is the boy looking at when he asks "Is it the moon?" (70)?

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