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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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) Believing the best about others.
(d) Helping someone even if they are not your friend.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the mole say is better than cake?

4. What does the boy notice about the fox?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the horse say is the most important thing, and why?

2. How does the art change when the boy falls into the water?

3. What is funny about one of the drawings that is about perfection?

4. There are two separate sets of pictures of the four friends playing together. What is different about the second set of images?

5. When the boy realizes that his friends know all about him, what does he ask and what do they answer?

6. What lesson does the horse teach the boy about strength?

7. The horse asks the other three what their reasons are for keeping going. What do they say?

8. When the boy points out that the fox hardly ever talks, what does the fox say, and how does the horse react?

9. What is funny about the answer to the boy's question about the moon?

10. What do the mole and the horse teach the boy about perfection?

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