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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Pages 86-116.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Near the end of the book there is an illustration of the boy telling the animals "Thank you" (113). What is the boy doing in this picture?
(a) Kissing the horse on the nose.
(b) Shaking the mole's hand.
(c) Patting the fox on the head.
(d) Eating a piece of cake.

2. What is the boy's reason to keep going?
(a) His friends.
(b) Getting home.
(c) Cake.
(d) He does not have a choice.

3. For what purpose does the mole close its eyes and breathe?
(a) To focus on the present moment.
(b) To calm itself down.
(c) To focus on its sense of hearing.
(d) To think about what to say.

4. What does the mole say is better than cake?
(a) Hugs.
(b) Friends.
(c) Love.
(d) Kindness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which animal does the boy meet second?

2. What does the boy notice about the fox?

3. Who is the author of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse?

4. What does the boy want to be when he grows up?

5. What does the horse say they do not know about?

(see the answer key)

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