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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The tree above the Fox family's hole is said to "topple like a" (21) what under the assault from the mechanical shovels?
(a) House of cards.
(b) Top-heavy statue.
(c) Matchstick.
(d) Tower.

2. By what name do the Small Foxes call their mother, Mrs. Fox?
(a) Mummy.
(b) Mom.
(c) Mother.
(d) Mommy.

3. The sight of an object coming through his ceiling is said to have what type of "effect" (16) on Mr. Fox?
(a) Muted.
(b) Electric.
(c) Dismayed.
(d) Strange.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By what time of the afternoon or evening does the hole created by the mechanical shovels resemble "the crater of a volcano" (27)?

2. What type of weapons do the farmers carry in hopes of eradicating Mr. Fox?

3. What action does Bunce say he would like to take in regard to Mr. Fox?

4. How many children of Mr. and Mrs. Fox are grouped within the moniker of "the Small Foxes" (6)?

5. When Mr. Fox looks at Mrs. Fox at the end of Chapter 4, what is her response?

Short Essay Questions

1. What nasty habit does Bean display "delicately" (9) in Chapter 2?

2. What metaphor does Roald Dahl use to depict the "enormous caterpillar tractors" (21) owned by the farmers?

3. How are characters from neighboring villages used within the text as the voice of reason?

4. What form of poetry or song is featured in Chapter 1 of the text and what are its contents?

5. Where do Mr. and Mrs. Fox live with their four Small Foxes?

6. What is Bean's third idea for catching and killing Mr. Fox?

7. What three different scents do the three farmers produce, according to Mr. Fox?

8. What is Bean's first plan for catching Mr. Fox?

9. What method does Mr. Fox use to evade capture at the hands of a particular farmer?

10. How is the theme of humanism demonstrated within Chapter 8, entitled The Foxes Begin to Starve?

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