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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What task does Mr. Fox complete before he and Mr. Badger and the smallest fox return to the Fox family's home?
(a) He screws the cider jar lids on more tightly.
(b) He stomps twice on the ground.
(c) He writes down the directions to get back.
(d) He bricks up the hole in the wall.

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

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?
(a) Darling.
(b) Lover.
(c) Sweetie.
(d) Honeybunch.

4. In addition to the animals Mr. Fox names as invited guests, who else does he tell Mr. Badger is invited?
(a) All of the men's best friends.
(b) All of the men's servants.
(c) All of the men's wives and children.
(d) All of the men's parents.

5. The narrator describes the foxes' legs as "moving so fast" (19) that the viewer sees what?
(a) Only dirt.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A blur.
(d) Fifty fox legs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much cider does each jar in the cider storeroom hold?

3. For how many nights do Boggis, Bean, and Bunce keep watch over the Fox family's hole?

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

5. How many jars of cider is Mabel told to bring upstairs for Bean?

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