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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mr. Fox declares that "Nobody in the world can dig as quick as" (18) what type of animal?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A dog.
(c) A mole.
(d) A fox.

2. Once the farmers know the whereabouts of Mr. Fox's hole, but before Mr. Fox is aware of this fact, what items does Mrs. Fox request that Mr. Fox go out and get for supper?
(a) Apples.
(b) Turkeys.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Ducks.

3. What action do the children in town take when they see the three farmers?
(a) They run away.
(b) They laugh.
(c) They call out for their parents.
(d) They sing.

4. Which farmer is tall, thin, and clever?
(a) Barnes.
(b) Bunce.
(c) Bean.
(d) Boggis.

5. What type of weapons do the farmers carry in hopes of eradicating Mr. Fox?
(a) BB guns.
(b) Boomerangs.
(c) Shotguns.
(d) Knives.

6. Bean is said to be so dirty, that he suffers from what affliction?
(a) A constant rash.
(b) Deafness.
(c) Flea bites.
(d) Blindness.

7. Bunce shouts that he will use what object to pick up Mr. Fox when the farmers find him?
(a) His bucket.
(b) His garbage can.
(c) His shovel.
(d) His arm.

8. What name do the Small Foxes call Mr. Fox?
(a) Dad.
(b) Pop.
(c) Daddy.
(d) Pa.

9. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the race between the foxes and the mechanical shovels?
(a) Desperate.
(b) Spine-tingling.
(c) Close.
(d) Chaotic.

10. When people from town gather to taunt Boggis, Bunce, and Bean, what is NOT named as an emotion within the farmers that is sharpened due to the criticism?
(a) Shame.
(b) Obstinate energy.
(c) Determination.
(d) Fury.

11. What item does Boggis place close to the Fox family's hole in hopes that they will emerge?
(a) Hot fudge sundaes.
(b) Hot chicken.
(c) Hot link sausages.
(d) Hot chocolate.

12. Which farmer decides that mechanical shovels would be a good tool to eradicate Mr. Fox?
(a) Bean.
(b) Boggis.
(c) Barnes.
(d) Bunce.

13. What time of day is it at the start of Chapter 5, entitled The Terrible Tractors?
(a) Morning.
(b) Evening.
(c) Noon.
(d) Midnight.

14. Which farmer is described as a "pot-bellied dwarf" (3) by the narrator?
(a) Barnes.
(b) Bunce.
(c) Bean.
(d) Boggis.

15. How many mechanical shovels do the farmers employ in their attack of Mr. Fox?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 8.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says aloud that Mr. Fox, Mrs. Fox, and all four Small Foxes would be dead if it were not for the quick thinking of Mr. Fox?

2. Which of their feet do the foxes use when they are digging in an attempt to escape from the farmers?

3. Which farmer's favorite food is doughnuts and goose liver paste?

4. What product or products does Bean produce at his farm?

5. What sight does one of the Small Foxes worriedly report seeing at one end of the Fox family's tunnel?

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