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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The noise of what object is described as "the most frightening noise a fox can ever hear" (16)?
(a) A cawing rooster.
(b) A shovel.
(c) A clap of thunder.
(d) A chainsaw.

3. What other action does Mrs. Fox take when she draws the Small Foxes close to her during the farmers' attack on the fox hole?
(a) She closes her eyes.
(b) She sits down onto the floor.
(c) She laughs.
(d) She cries.

4. When Mr. Fox emerges from his hole, unaware that the farmers are surrounding him, what kind of noise does he hear?
(a) A great banging sound.
(b) A small rattling sound.
(c) A faint tapping sound.
(d) A soft rustling sound.

5. Which of the three farmers is said to be "the cleverest of them all" (3)?
(a) Bunce.
(b) Bean.
(c) Boggis.
(d) Barnes.

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

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

8. Bean is said to be so dirty, that he suffers from what affliction?
(a) Deafness.
(b) Blindness.
(c) Flea bites.
(d) A constant rash.

9. What time of day is it at the start of Chapter 5, entitled The Terrible Tractors?
(a) Evening.
(b) Noon.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Morning.

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

11. When the three farmers make an agreement together, what action do they take as a means to seal their pact?
(a) They bow to one another.
(b) They shake hands.
(c) They throw salt over their shoulders together.
(d) They become blood brothers.

12. Mr. Fox declares that "Nobody in the world can dig as quick as" (18) what type of animal?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A mole.
(c) A fox.
(d) A dog.

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

14. When the farmers are waiting outside of Mr. Fox's hole, what object does each farmer hide behind?
(a) A tree.
(b) A building.
(c) A bush.
(d) A car.

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) Candles.
(b) Tractor headlamps.
(c) Floodlights.
(d) Flashlights.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrator describes the foxes' legs as "moving so fast" (19) that the viewer sees what?

3. How many farmhands do Bunce, Bean, and Boggis have in total?

4. What two words does Mr. Fox shout when it is time to stop digging?

5. The narrator states that when Bean smiles, a viewer sees more of what than they see teeth?

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