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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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 needs help.
(d) He is boring.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color is the horse?

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

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

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

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