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

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

4. Which animal does the boy meet first?

5. What does the mole say is the biggest waste of time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What sad thing does the boy say that he feels, and how does the mole try to cheer him up?

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

7. 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?

8. Describe the first illustration that is in color.

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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