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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. Mr. Fox, Mr. Badger, and the smallest fox stop digging when they hit a wall made of what material?
(a) Brick.
(b) Drywall.
(c) Wood.
(d) Stone.

2. How many geese and ducks are said to be housed within Bunce's storeroom upon Mr. Fox's arrival?
(a) Scads.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) Thousands.
(d) Dozens.

3. Once they reach the storeroom, the smallest fox asks his father where which objects are?
(a) Hams.
(b) Turkeys.
(c) Ducks.
(d) Geese.

4. How many chickens does Mr. Fox catch?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

5. What method does Mr. Fox use to determine his location when he and the Small Foxes have been digging for a while?
(a) He sends one of the Small Foxes to go above ground.
(b) He takes a peek upstairs.
(c) He listens for sounds.
(d) He uses his sense of smell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What verb does Mr. Rat use when he demands that Mr. Fox stop taking his cider?

2. For how many nights does Mr. Badger say he had been digging before running into Mr. Fox?

3. What word does Dahl use to indicate the nature of Mr. Fox's and his children's laughter at the thought of their coming feast?

4. What task does Mrs. Fox assign to the Small Fox once she receives the chickens?

5. How many sides of bacon are housed within Bunce's storehouse?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of perseverance depicted within Chapter 9 when the Small Foxes make Mr. Fox proud?

2. Where do Mr. Fox and the Small Foxes find themselves after they run into a hard object and go above ground?

3. Of what items does Mr. Fox's final act of thievery consist within the narrative?

4. On what errand does Mr. Fox send his biggest child after the foxes exit the Chicken House Number One?

5. Who takes charge of the situation in Bunce's Storehouse and what method is used to take charge?

6. In what way does the theme of mutable morality emerge within Chapter 14, entitled Badger Has Doubts?

7. What four types of meat lie within Bunce's Storehouse?

8. What is Mr. Rat's reaction to seeing Mr. Fox, Mr. Badger, and one Small Fox?

9. What instructions does Mr. Fox give to two of the Small Foxes when he sends them back home with two push-carts loaded with food?

10. Describe the Fox family's underground encounter with Mr. Badger.

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