Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What sight does one of the Small Foxes worriedly report seeing at one end of the Fox family's tunnel?
2. What two words does Mr. Fox shout when it is time to stop digging?
3. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the race between the foxes and the mechanical shovels?
4. What source of light do Boggis, Bunce, and Bean use once night falls on their vigil outside of the Fox family's hole?
5. How many farmhands does Boggis have on his farm?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Bean's second plan to nab Mr. Fox and what is its outcome?
2. How is the theme of isolation depicted within Chapter 2?
3. What is Bean's third idea for catching and killing Mr. Fox?
4. What form of poetry or song is featured in Chapter 1 of the text and what are its contents?
5. What routine have the foxes adopted each night when it gets dark?
6. What happens to the tree located above Mr. Fox's hole as a result of the farmers' use of mechanical shovels?
7. What product(s) does each of the three farmers Boggis, Bunce, and Bean produce on each of their farms?
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 metaphor does Roald Dahl use to depict the "enormous caterpillar tractors" (21) owned by the farmers?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
How is the topic of instinct treated within Roald Dahl's novel Fantastic Mr. Fox and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 3
Explicate the theme of mutable morality within Roald Dahl's novel Fantastic Mr. Fox. What is the author's message regarding the mutability of morality and how do you know?
|
This section contains 811 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
