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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What method do Boggis, Bunce, and Bean use after their use of mechanical shovels fails?
(a) Reverse psychology.
(b) Starvation.
(c) Traps.
(d) Explosives.

2. The narrator describes the three farmers as being rich and as possessing what other quality?
(a) Breeding.
(b) Nastiness.
(c) Kindness.
(d) Courage.

3. What type of weapons do the farmers carry in hopes of eradicating Mr. Fox?
(a) BB guns.
(b) Knives.
(c) Boomerangs.
(d) Shotguns.

4. What sight does one of the Small Foxes worriedly report seeing at one end of the Fox family's tunnel?
(a) Lightning strikes.
(b) Moonlight.
(c) Daylight.
(d) Falling rain.

5. What action do the children in town take when they see the three farmers?
(a) They laugh.
(b) They sing.
(c) They call out for their parents.
(d) They run away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says aloud that Mr. Fox, Mrs. Fox, and all four Small Foxes would be dead if it were not for the quick thinking of Mr. Fox?

2. How many mechanical shovels do the farmers employ in their attack of Mr. Fox?

3. The narrator describes the foxes' legs as "moving so fast" (19) that the viewer sees what?

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

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

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