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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice does the narrator give on the page where the boy, the mole, and the fox sit staring at a crescent moon?
(a) Be quiet.
(b) Be curious.
(c) Be still.
(d) Be clever.

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does the mole say is better than cake?
(a) Friends.
(b) Love.
(c) Hugs.
(d) Kindness.

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

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

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

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

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

13. What does the horse say asking for help is the same as?
(a) Giving up.
(b) Taking responsibility.
(c) Refusing to take responsibility.
(d) Refusing to give up.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the horse tell the boy is a strength, not a weakness?

2. When the friends tell the horse that they believe its story, what happens?

3. What does the horse say is the bravest thing it has ever said?

4. What does the horse say is behind most good things?

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

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