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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the horse say is sometimes "brave and magnificent" (67)?

2. What advice does the narrator give on the page where the boy, the mole, and the fox sit staring at a crescent moon?

3. What is the first thing that the four friends do once they are all together?

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

5. What does the boy say he is afraid they will find out about him?

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