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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What method do Boggis, Bunce, and Bean use after their use of mechanical shovels fails?
(a) Starvation.
(b) Explosives.
(c) Reverse psychology.
(d) Traps.

2. What color does Bean's face turn as a result of his rage at not catching Mr. Fox?
(a) Purple.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

3. 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?
(a) The oldest Small Fox.
(b) Mrs. Fox.
(c) Mr. Fox.
(d) All four Small Foxes.

4. To what kind of tractors do the farmers attach the mechanical shovels?
(a) Farm.
(b) John Deere.
(c) Animal Husbandry.
(d) Caterpillar.

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

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

7. Once the farmers know the whereabouts of Mr. Fox's hole, but before Mr. Fox is aware of this fact, what items does Mrs. Fox request that Mr. Fox go out and get for supper?
(a) Turkeys.
(b) Ducks.
(c) Apples.
(d) Chickens.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mr. Fox emerges from his hole, unaware that the farmers are surrounding him, what kind of noise does he hear?

2. Who shouts threats into Mr. Fox's tunnel before the three farmers retire for the night after using the mechanical shovels all day?

3. Boggis yells to Mr. Fox as the farmers chase him that Mr. Fox has "had his last" (26) what?

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

5. Bean is described by the narrator as never taking what action?

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