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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what purpose does the mole close its eyes and breathe?

2. After it is rescued, what does the fox draw in the snow?

3. What does the mole tell the boy about the wild?

4. What happens to the dessert that the mole tries to bring the boy?

5. What does the mole say is a great freedom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two things does the mole say about taking care of our own feelings?

2. When the boy asks the mole what his favorite saying is, what does the mole reply, and why is his reply funny?

3. Describe what happens when the boy and the mole meet the fox?

4. Describe the first illustration that is in color.

5. The mole says that it has learned how to be in the present. How does the mole do this?

6. Describe what happens when the boy and the mole are looking at their reflections in the river.

7. What important ideas are brought up in the conversations between the boy and the mole?

8. What does the mole first say to the boy, and what does the boy reply?

9. What happens when the mole tries to give the boy cake?

10. What three reasons does the mole give for freeing the fox?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The pairing of words and images is important in this book. Choose a page on which there are both image and text and write about how the two relate to one another: be sure to explain why the two together communicate more than either one would alone.

Essay Topic 2

This book has a lot of messages about love. Look back through the book and think about all of the times love is mentioned. Then write an essay in which you explain what this book has to say about love.

Essay Topic 3

This book shows that things that seem small can be big in their importance, that strength can be confused for weakness, and that sometimes people who seem angry and scary are actually nice people who are just hurting. Explain how the book uses contradictions like these to create a larger message about life.

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