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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who shouts threats into Mr. Fox's tunnel before the three farmers retire for the night after using the mechanical shovels all day?
(a) Bunce.
(b) Boggis.
(c) Bean.
(d) Barnes.

2. Mr. Fox tells his family that now that mechanical shovels are involved, the family must now truly dig for what?
(a) Pride.
(b) The world record.
(c) Their lives.
(d) Posterity.

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

4. Which of their feet do the foxes use when they are digging in an attempt to escape from the farmers?
(a) The right front foot and the back left foot.
(b) Their front feet.
(c) All four feet.
(d) Their back feet.

5. What is NOT a weapon listed among those carried by the farmhands surrounding the Fox family's hole?
(a) Pistols.
(b) Crossbows.
(c) Guns.
(d) Hatchets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which farmer is tall, thin, and clever?

2. The narrator describes the three farmers as being rich and as possessing what other quality?

3. Which of the farmers claims to know where Mr. Fox's hole is?

4. When the farmers are waiting outside of Mr. Fox's hole, what object does each farmer hide behind?

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

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