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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The sight of an object coming through his ceiling is said to have what type of "effect" (16) on Mr. Fox?
(a) Strange.
(b) Muted.
(c) Electric.
(d) Dismayed.

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

3. Bunce shouts that he will use what object to pick up Mr. Fox when the farmers find him?
(a) His arm.
(b) His bucket.
(c) His garbage can.
(d) His shovel.

4. Who tells Mr. Fox that his missing body part will grow back?
(a) One of the Small Foxes.
(b) Mrs. Fox.
(c) Bunce.
(d) Mr. Rat.

5. When Mr. Fox emerges from his hole, unaware that the farmers are surrounding him, what kind of noise does he hear?
(a) A soft rustling sound.
(b) A great banging sound.
(c) A faint tapping sound.
(d) A small rattling sound.

Short Answer Questions

1. What method do Boggis, Bunce, and Bean use after their use of mechanical shovels fails?

2. What source of light do Boggis, Bunce, and Bean use once night falls on their vigil outside of the Fox family's hole?

3. The noise of what object is described as "the most frightening noise a fox can ever hear" (16)?

4. What weapon does the person performing lookout duty at the Fox family's hole have on his person?

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

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