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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color is the horse?

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

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

5. What does the horse say asking for help is the same as?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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