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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 let Mr. Fox get away.
(b) Not to let Mr. Badger get away.
(c) Not to miss the next Elks meeting.
(d) Not to let their wives run their lives.

2. Which character in particular does Mr. Fox name as being easy to locate?
(a) Bunce.
(b) Mr. Badger.
(c) Bean.
(d) Mrs. Fox.

3. 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.

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

5. What two words does Mr. Fox shout when it is time to stop digging?
(a) Hold on.
(b) Stop it.
(c) Hold it.
(d) Quit it.

6. What source of light do Boggis, Bunce, and Bean use once night falls on their vigil outside of the Fox family's hole?
(a) Candles.
(b) Floodlights.
(c) Tractor headlamps.
(d) Flashlights.

7. What adjective does Mrs. Fox use to refer to Mr. Fox after the family has escaped from the farmers' attack?
(a) Terrific.
(b) Tremendous.
(c) Stupendous.
(d) Fantastic.

8. How many farmhands does Boggis have on his farm?
(a) 24.
(b) 35.
(c) 37.
(d) 36.

9. What product or products does Bean produce at his farm?
(a) Pears.
(b) Apple cider and turkeys.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Pigs.

10. 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.

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

12. What product or products does Bunce produce at his farm?
(a) Milk.
(b) Apples and geese.
(c) Pigs.
(d) Ducks and geese.

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

14. What item does Boggis place close to the Fox family's hole in hopes that they will emerge?
(a) Hot fudge sundaes.
(b) Hot chocolate.
(c) Hot chicken.
(d) Hot link sausages.

15. How many farmhands does Bean have on his farm?
(a) 27.
(b) 48.
(c) 37.
(d) 42.

Short Answer 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?

2. What name do the Small Foxes call Mr. Fox?

3. The narrator states that Bean has what type of smile?

4. To what kind of tractors do the farmers attach the mechanical shovels?

5. Mr. Fox tells his family that now that mechanical shovels are involved, the family must now truly dig for what?

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