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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What secret has the horse been keeping?
(a) It can fly.
(b) It can become invisible.
(c) It is really a zebra.
(d) It was not an accident that they met.

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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 clever.
(d) Be still.

9. What accident happened to one of the drawings in the book?
(a) The author accidentally drew a piglet instead of a mole.
(b) It was put in the wrong place in the book.
(c) The author's dog walked over it.
(d) The author lost it.

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

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

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

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

14. What is the boy looking at when he asks "Is it the moon?" (70)?
(a) A star.
(b) An airplane.
(c) The moon.
(d) A tea cup stain.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the boy think believes in him more than he believes in himself?

3. What does the horse tell the boy is true about everyone?

4. Which animal does the boy meet third?

5. What does the horse tell the fox about being interesting?

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