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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. Which animal does the boy meet second?
2. After it is rescued, what does the fox draw in the snow?
3. For what purpose does the mole close its eyes and breathe?
4. What does the boy say he sometimes feels?
5. Who is the author of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe what happens when the boy and the mole meet the fox?
2. Describe the first illustration that is in color.
3. 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?
4. What important ideas are brought up in the conversations between the boy and the mole?
5. Describe what happens when the boy and the mole are looking at their reflections in the river.
6. What does the mole first say to the boy, and what does the boy reply?
7. The mole says that it has learned how to be in the present. How does the mole do this?
8. When the boy asks the mole what his favorite saying is, what does the mole reply, and why is his reply funny?
9. What happens when the mole tries to give the boy cake?
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
On page 13, the boy wonders about a "school of unlearning." What does this mean, and what things do you think most people would be happier if they "unlearned"?
Essay Topic 2
An important motif (pattern) in this book is the idea of being lost and of finding things--friends, love, home, etc. Do you think that being lost is an important part of "finding"? Explain the relationship between these ideas in the book and then explain why you agree or disagree.
Essay Topic 3
Choose a famous quote that seems to you to make a similar point to one of the ideas in this book. Write an essay in which you explain the quote and its relationship to The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse.
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