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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The noise of what object is described as "the most frightening noise a fox can ever hear" (16)?
2. How many farmhands do Bunce, Bean, and Boggis have in total?
3. What method do Boggis, Bunce, and Bean use after their use of mechanical shovels fails?
4. Mr. Fox tells his family that now that mechanical shovels are involved, the family must now truly dig for what?
5. What part of Mr. Fox do the farmers shoot off before Mr. Fox can dive back into his hole?
Short Essay Questions
1. What method does Mr. Fox use to evade capture at the hands of a particular farmer?
2. What product(s) does each of the three farmers Boggis, Bunce, and Bean produce on each of their farms?
3. What nasty habit does Bean display "delicately" (9) in Chapter 2?
4. How is the theme of humanism demonstrated within Chapter 8, entitled The Foxes Begin to Starve?
5. What is Bean's third idea for catching and killing Mr. Fox?
6. What technique does the text use in order to communicate to the reader the impact the mechanical shovels have on Mr. Fox's hole?
7. What is Bean's second plan to nab Mr. Fox and what is its outcome?
8. What is the outcome of Bean's first plan to catch Mr. Fox?
9. How is the theme of collectivism demonstrated in Chapter 7 in the scene of the three farmers' pact?
10. What happens to the tree located above Mr. Fox's hole as a result of the farmers' use of mechanical shovels?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Determine Roald Dahl's message regarding the idea that a collaborative group effort can be much more effective than a solitary one.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze Roald Dahl's novel Fantastic Mr. Fox from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?
Essay Topic 3
Write a critical essay about Roald Dahl's novel Fantastic Mr. Fox while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.
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