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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What phenomenon does Mrs. Fox momentarily think is happening when the farmers are conducting their assault with mechanical shovels?
(a) A tsunami.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) A tornado.
(d) An earthquake.

5. Which of Mr. Fox's children does he send to bring the chickens to Mrs. Fox?
(a) His oldest.
(b) His youngest.
(c) His biggest.
(d) His quickest.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many farmhands does Bunce have on his farm?

2. What word does Dahl use to indicate the nature of Mr. Fox's and his children's laughter at the thought of their coming feast?

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

4. Which farmer is described as a "pot-bellied dwarf" (3) by the narrator?

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

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