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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the race between the foxes and the mechanical shovels?
(a) Spine-tingling.
(b) Desperate.
(c) Close.
(d) Chaotic.

8. The narrator states that the farmers are so involved in their task of digging with the mechanical shovels, that they do not stop for what meal?
(a) Dinner.
(b) A midnight snack.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Lunch.

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

10. Which of their feet do the foxes use when they are digging in an attempt to escape from the farmers?
(a) Their back feet.
(b) All four feet.
(c) The right front foot and the back left foot.
(d) Their front feet.

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

12. Who guards the Foxes' hole while the mechanical shovels are fetched?
(a) Barnes.
(b) Boggis.
(c) Bean.
(d) Bunce.

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

14. What weapon does the person performing lookout duty at the Fox family's hole have on his person?
(a) A machete.
(b) A shotgun.
(c) A pistol.
(d) A knife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Boggis place close to the Fox family's hole in hopes that they will emerge?

2. 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?

3. Which of the farmers claims to know where Mr. Fox's hole is?

4. How many farmhands does Bunce have on his farm?

5. Which farmer's favorite food is doughnuts and goose liver paste?

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