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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 boring.
(d) He is scared.

2. What does the horse tell the fox about being interesting?
(a) Weakness is interesting.
(b) Humor is interesting.
(c) Honesty is interesting.
(d) Kindness is interesting.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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 stood up for itself.
(d) When it has refused to change.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the boy notice about the fox?

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