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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. What object comes through the ceiling of the Fox family's home?

2. By what name do the Small Foxes call their mother, Mrs. Fox?

3. What color does Bean's face turn as a result of his rage at not catching Mr. Fox?

4. The sight of an object coming through his ceiling is said to have what type of "effect" (16) on Mr. Fox?

5. When Mr. Fox looks at Mrs. Fox at the end of Chapter 4, what is her response?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the outcome of Bean's first plan to catch Mr. Fox?

2. Where do Mr. and Mrs. Fox live with their four Small Foxes?

3. What method does Mr. Fox use to evade capture at the hands of a particular farmer?

4. How is the theme of collectivism demonstrated in Chapter 7 in the scene of the three farmers' pact?

5. What three different scents do the three farmers produce, according to Mr. Fox?

6. How is the theme of humanism demonstrated within Chapter 8, entitled The Foxes Begin to Starve?

7. What technique does the text use in order to communicate to the reader the impact the mechanical shovels have on Mr. Fox's hole?

8. What product(s) does each of the three farmers Boggis, Bunce, and Bean produce on each of their farms?

9. Which parties are part of "The Race" (23) named in the title of Chapter 6?

10. What metaphor does Roald Dahl use to depict the "enormous caterpillar tractors" (21) owned by the farmers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a critical essay about Roald Dahl's novel Fantastic Mr. Fox while using the critical power theory lens of Marxist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of issues such as socioeconomic status, hierarchies, wealth, class, or any other issues related to Marxist theory that can be found in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Determine Roald Dahl's message regarding the idea that a collaborative group effort can be much more effective than a solitary one.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of Roald Dahl's novel Fantastic Mr. Fox and analyze Roald Dahl’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.

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