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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times a day does Mr. Badger report that badgers drink cider?
(a) 2.
(b) 13.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

2. What objects are used to transport the ducks, geese, hams, and bacon?
(a) Rolling ladders.
(b) Shopping carts.
(c) Push-carts.
(d) Go-karts.

3. How many bunches of carrots does Mr. Fox gather from Bunce's storehouse?
(a) 3.
(b) 19.
(c) 10.
(d) 22.

4. What object do the Small Foxes and Mr. Fox come up against while they are digging?
(a) Wooden boards.
(b) Metal pipes.
(c) The wine cellar.
(d) A badger den.

5. Who comes downstairs into the cider storeroom while Mr. Fox, Mr. Badger, and the smallest fox are there?
(a) Bunce.
(b) Bean.
(c) Mabel.
(d) Mrs. Bean.

6. What action does Badger perform in his excitement about the food he is "mad" (55) about?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Skipping.
(d) Running.

7. Mr. Fox, Mr. Badger, and the smallest fox stop digging when they hit a wall made of what material?
(a) Wood.
(b) Stone.
(c) Drywall.
(d) Brick.

8. For how many days do Boggis, Bean, and Bunce keep watch over the Fox family's hole?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

9. Mr. Fox describes Bunce's storehouse as "the most" what "part of that farm" (49)?
(a) Opulent.
(b) Delicious.
(c) Interesting.
(d) Mouth-watering.

10. Which character is said to possess "a long black pointed furry face" (45)?
(a) Mr. Badger.
(b) Mr. Rabbit.
(c) Mr. Mouse.
(d) Mr. Weasel.

11. What method does Mr. Fox use to determine his location when he and the Small Foxes have been digging for a while?
(a) He listens for sounds.
(b) He sends one of the Small Foxes to go above ground.
(c) He uses his sense of smell.
(d) He takes a peek upstairs.

12. Mr. Fox describes the digging animals as "decent" (60) people who love what?
(a) Their families.
(b) Conflict.
(c) Peace.
(d) Traditions.

13. When Mrs. Fox sees the chickens in Chapter 11, how does she react?
(a) She starts to cry.
(b) She starts to salivate.
(c) She cries out with joy.
(d) She believes she must be dreaming.

14. How many chickens is Boggis said to own?
(a) Thousands.
(b) Dozens.
(c) Scores.
(d) Hundreds.

15. On whose farm is the Chicken House that Mr. Fox finds himself inside with his four Small Foxes?
(a) Bean.
(b) Barnes.
(c) Boggis.
(d) Bunce.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. Fox describes the place to which he is taking the Small Foxes using what adjective?

2. In what location do Mr. Fox and his companions pile their booty?

3. Chapter 9 is entitled Mr. Fox Has what?

4. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the cider when pairing an adjective with the word "liquor" (64)?

5. What pet name does Mr. Fox use to refer to Mrs. Fox when he tells her that she does not need to help dig?

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