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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bean is described by the narrator as never taking what action?
(a) Going to sleep.
(b) Mowing his lawn.
(c) Brushing his teeth.
(d) Taking a bath.

2. 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 small rattling sound.
(d) A faint tapping sound.

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

4. When people from town gather to taunt Boggis, Bunce, and Bean, what is NOT named as an emotion within the farmers that is sharpened due to the criticism?
(a) Shame.
(b) Determination.
(c) Obstinate energy.
(d) Fury.

5. What sight does one of the Small Foxes worriedly report seeing at one end of the Fox family's tunnel?
(a) Falling rain.
(b) Lightning strikes.
(c) Daylight.
(d) Moonlight.

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

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

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

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

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

11. Which farmer's favorite food is doughnuts and goose liver paste?
(a) Bean.
(b) Boggis.
(c) Bunce.
(d) Barnes.

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

13. How many farmhands do Bunce, Bean, and Boggis have in total?
(a) 108.
(b) 127.
(c) 98.
(d) 112.

14. By what time of the afternoon or evening does the hole created by the mechanical shovels resemble "the crater of a volcano" (27)?
(a) 3 o'clock.
(b) 11 o'clock.
(c) 1 o'clock.
(d) 5 o'clock.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the farmers are waiting outside of Mr. Fox's hole, what object does each farmer hide behind?

2. By what name do the Small Foxes call their mother, Mrs. Fox?

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

4. What agreement do Boggis, Bunce, and Bean make at the end of a day using mechanical shovels?

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

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