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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. What does the fox threaten to do?
2. What does the mole say is the biggest waste of time?
3. Which animal does the boy meet first?
4. Who rescues the fox?
5. For what purpose does the mole close its eyes and breathe?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe what happens when the boy and the mole meet the fox?
2. Describe what happens when the boy and the mole are looking at their reflections in the river.
3. The mole says that it has learned how to be in the present. How does the mole do this?
4. When the boy and the mole are gazing out over a landscape--hills and grassy fields--what question does the boy ask, and what does the mole answer?
5. When the boy asks the mole what his favorite saying is, what does the mole reply, and why is his reply funny?
6. What three reasons does the mole give for freeing the fox?
7. What sad thing does the boy say that he feels, and how does the mole try to cheer him up?
8. What does the mole first say to the boy, and what does the boy reply?
9. What important ideas are brought up in the conversations between the boy and the mole?
10. What two things does the mole say about taking care of our own feelings?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
This book has a lot to say about being afraid. What messages does the book try to communicate about fear, and why do you agree or disagree with these messages?
Essay Topic 2
On page 27, the mole presents an idea that is very similar to mindfulness practice. Look up the idea of mindfulness online and then write an essay that explains the relationship of this idea to ideas in The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse.
Essay Topic 3
Why is this story told in the order that it is told in? Why start with the meeting of the boy and the mole, continue with the fox, and finally have them meet the horse? Explain what each of these sections teaches the boy and why this order supports the overall meaning of the book.
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