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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

12. What does the horse say is the bravest thing it has ever said?
(a) Hello.
(b) Help.
(c) Goodbye.
(d) No.

13. 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 curious.
(b) Be quiet.
(c) Be still.
(d) Be clever.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the horse say it has been the strongest?

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

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

4. What does the mole say is the "greatest illusion" (69)?

5. Which animal does the boy meet third?

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