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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 whom is Mabel sent to fetch cider from the storeroom?

2. How many times a day does Mr. Badger report that badgers drink cider?

3. How many chickens does Mr. Fox catch?

4. Which of Mr. Fox's children does he send to bring the chickens to Mrs. Fox?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose idea is it to take carrots from Bunce's Storehouse and for what reason?

2. What instructions does Mr. Fox give to two of the Small Foxes when he sends them back home with two push-carts loaded with food?

3. Where do Mr. Fox and the Small Foxes find themselves after they run into a hard object and go above ground?

4. How long does the stalemate go on in the narrative, with the farmers surrounding the Fox family's hole?

5. What reason does Mr. Fox provide to the Small Foxes when they ask why he cannot tell them their destination?

6. What hard object do Mr. Fox and the Small Foxes bump into while they are digging and what does Mr. Fox say their discovery signifies?

7. What method does Mr. Fox use when he needs to think of an idea?

8. For what reason has Mr. Fox planned to emerge within the room he does?

9. On what errand does Mr. Fox send his biggest child after the foxes exit the Chicken House Number One?

10. Which member of the Fox family is suffering from hunger to the greatest degree during the vigil by the farmers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within the novel and what is Roald Dahl’s message regarding these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Roald Dahl's novel Fantastic Mr. Fox from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

Essay Topic 3

What is the function of Mr. Rat's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by the author in depicting Mr. Rat and include in your discussion the reasons that the author portrays Mr. Rat in these particular ways.

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