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

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

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color is the horse?

3. What is the boy looking at when he asks how "they" can be so "together and perfect" (68)?

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

5. What does the horse tell the boy is a strength, not a weakness?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the boy say about doing "nothing" with friends, (47), and what causes him to say it?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What lesson does the horse teach the boy about courage?

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