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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What agreement do Boggis, Bunce, and Bean make at the end of a day using mechanical shovels?
(a) Not to miss the next Elks meeting.
(b) Not to let Mr. Fox get away.
(c) Not to let their wives run their lives.
(d) Not to let Mr. Badger get away.

2. Which farmer decides that mechanical shovels would be a good tool to eradicate Mr. Fox?
(a) Barnes.
(b) Bunce.
(c) Boggis.
(d) Bean.

3. How many farmhands does Bunce have on his farm?
(a) 36.
(b) 32.
(c) 37.
(d) 35.

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

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

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

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

8. When Chapter 5 begins, Bunce, Boggis, and Bean are described using what two adjectives?
(a) Sad and depressed.
(b) Envious and conniving.
(c) Frustrated and mad.
(d) Tired and cross.

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

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

11. What emotion does Mr. Fox express toward his wife at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Trust.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) Love.
(d) Anger.

12. Which farmer is tall, thin, and clever?
(a) Bean.
(b) Boggis.
(c) Barnes.
(d) Bunce.

13. What beverage is Bean constantly drinking?
(a) Beer.
(b) Apple cider.
(c) Pear cider.
(d) Wine.

14. What part of Mr. Fox do the farmers shoot off before Mr. Fox can dive back into his hole?
(a) His ear.
(b) His paw.
(c) His toe.
(d) His tail.

15. After about what period of time digging does Mr. Fox tell everyone to stop digging?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 40 minutes.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 2 hours.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What product or products does Boggis produce at his farm?

3. Which farmer picks his nose openly during his conversation about Mr. Fox with the other two farmers?

4. 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?

5. The tree above the Fox family's hole is said to "topple like a" (21) what under the assault from the mechanical shovels?

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