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

2. What is the boy looking at when he asks "Is it the moon?" (70)?
(a) An airplane.
(b) A star.
(c) A tea cup stain.
(d) The moon.

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

4. Who does the boy think believes in him more than he believes in himself?
(a) No one.
(b) His teachers.
(c) His family.
(d) His friends.

5. What accident happened to one of the drawings in the book?
(a) The author accidentally drew a piglet instead of a mole.
(b) The author lost it.
(c) The author's dog walked over it.
(d) It was put in the wrong place in the book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the horse tell the boy is true about everyone?

2. What does the boy notice about the fox?

3. What does the horse tell the fox about being interesting?

4. When does the horse say it has been the strongest?

5. What does the horse say is behind most good things?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. When the boy points out that the fox hardly ever talks, what does the fox say, and how does the horse react?

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

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

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